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Feature Name (see definition): Pfaff Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 11703 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 54' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 067° 44' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.9 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.7333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965 Description (see definition): One of the Bennett Islands, lying just S of Granicher Island in Hanusse Bay. Mapped from air photos taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947-48) and Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Alexius B.I.F. Pfaff (1825-86), German physicist who made pioneer investigations of the plastic deformation of ice, in Switzerland, in 1874-76. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Pfaff 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 Pfaff Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Pfaff Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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