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Neck or Nothing Passage: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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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.


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