This page presents the geographical name data for
Hoodwink 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):
Hoodwink Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
6953
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 01' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
066° 52' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.0166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.8666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1964
Description
(see definition):
Island lying 1 mi E of Arrowsmith Peninsula in Lallemand Fjord, Graham Land. Mapped by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1955-57. So named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) because the island hoodwinked Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) geologists and surveyors who misinterpreted the island's geological composition and incorrectly identified a nearby survey station during a local triangulation.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Hoodwink 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
Hoodwink Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Hoodwink Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.