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Feature Name (see definition): Balaena Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 877 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 01' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 111° 06' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.0166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 111.1 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963 Description (see definition): A small group of rocky islands lying close to the coast of Antarctica, 10 mi NE of Cape Folger. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the British floating factory, Balaena from which sketches of Knox and Budd Coasts were obtained as the result of reconnaissance flights and shipboard observations in 1947. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Balaena 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 Balaena Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Balaena Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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