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Feature Name (see definition): Monk Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 10163 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 60° 40' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 045° 55' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.6666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -45.9166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952 Description (see definition): Group of very small islands and rocks lying 1.5 mi S of Meier Point, off the S coast of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands. First charted and named "Munken" (The Monk) by Norwegian whaling captain Peter Sorlle in 1912-13. The name approved is an anglicized form of the earlier Norwegian name appearing on the chart by DI personnel on the Discovery II, who surveyed the islands in 1933. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Monk Islands 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 Monk Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Monk Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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