This page presents the geographical name data for
Neck or Nothing Passage 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):
Neck or Nothing Passage
Feature Class
(see definition):
Channel
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
10536
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
62° 29' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
060° 21' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-62.4833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-60.35
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1953
Description
(see definition):
Narrow passage leading from Blythe Bay between the S end of Desolation Island and a small group of islands 0.2 mi southward, in the South Shetland Islands. The name was applied prior to 1930, probably by whalers who frequented Blythe Bay and who at times ran their vessels to sea via this passage to escape severe easterly gales.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Neck or Nothing Passage 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
Neck or Nothing Passage information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Neck or Nothing Passage should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.