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Feature Name (see definition): Palosuo Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 11311 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 65° 37' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 05' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.6166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.0833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1971 Description (see definition): Group of small islands and rocks lying 1.5 mi N of Maurstad Point, off the W side of 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 Erkki Palosuo, Finnish oceanographer who has specialized in sea ice studies. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Palosuo 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 Palosuo Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Palosuo Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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