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This page presents the geographical name data for
Main Island 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):
Main Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
9301
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
54° 00' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
038° 13' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-54
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-38.2166667
Elevation
(see definition):
550
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Island 1.7 mi long and rising to 550 m, the largest of the Willis Islands off the W end of South Georgia. Discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under Cook. Charted by DI personnel in the period 1926-30, and so named because it is the principal island in the group.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Main Island 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
Main Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Main Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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