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This page presents the geographical name data for
Hughes 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):
Hughes Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7129
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
70° 44' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
167° 39' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-70.7333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
167.65
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1970
Description
(see definition):
Small ice-covered island, the easternmost of the Lyall Islands, lying just outside the E part of the entrance to Yule Bay, Victoria Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Ronald M. Hughes, U.S. Navy (USN), Medical Officer at McMurdo Station, 1966.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Hughes 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
Hughes Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Hughes Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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