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Chimaera Flats: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Chimaera Flats 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): Chimaera Flats

Feature Class (see definition): Flat

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2734

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 57° 04' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 026° 40' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -57.0666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -26.6666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1972

Description (see definition): A broad stretch of flat sand with a smooth surface only a few meters above sea level, between Medusa Pool and Gorgon Pool on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. The name applied by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to a mythical fire-eating monster.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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