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

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 6034

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 16' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 067° 12' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.2666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.2

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963

Description (see definition): Small rocky island which lies close NW of the tip of Red Rock Ridge, off the W coast of Graham Land. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. The island was used as a site for a depot by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1948-49, and was so named by them because of the mysterious disappearance of a ration box left there by a Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) sledging party.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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