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Feature Name (see definition): Karelin Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 7762 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 65° 35' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 065° 35' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.5833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.5833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1971 Description (see definition): Group of islands 3 mi in extent, lying 3 mi SE of Tula Point, Renaud Island, in the Biscoe Islands. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Dmitriy Karelin (1913-1953), Soviet meteorologist and pioneer of research on sea ice recording and forecasting. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Karelin Islands in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Karelin Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Karelin Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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