Feature Name (see definition): Filla Island

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 4902

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 49' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 077° 50' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.8166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 77.8333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): A rocky island over 3 mi long, located in the N part of the Rauer Islands and being the largest island in the group. Charted by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). They gave the name Filla (the tatters) to a larger island here, presumably for the ragged outline of the feature as shown on the Norwegian chart. In 1952, John Roscoe made a study of this area as revealed in aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump (1946-47). He found that what the Norwegians had named Filla was in fact a cluster of small islands. He applied the name Filla Island to the largest of these as described.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data