This page presents the geographical name data for
Johannessen Harbor 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):
Johannessen Harbor
Feature Class
(see definition):
Harbor
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7564
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
65° 26' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
065° 25' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.4333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.4166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1963
Description
(see definition):
Sheltered anchorage lying to the E and NE of Snodgrass Island in the Pitt Islands, northern Biscoe Islands. The harbor was entered by the Norsel in 1955 and was then surveyed by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Olav Johannessen, master of the Norsel.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Johannessen Harbor 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
Johannessen Harbor information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Johannessen Harbor should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.