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Balin Rocks: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Balin Rocks in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division

Feature Name (see definition): Balin Rocks

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 906

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 60° 42' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 045° 36' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.7

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -45.6

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953

Description (see definition): Small group of rocks close S of Balin Point on the E side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted and named by the Norwegian whaling captains Petter Sorlle and Hans Borge in 1912-13.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Balin Rocks 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 Balin Rocks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Balin Rocks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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