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Feature Name (see definition): Romeo Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 12848 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 23' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 059° 55' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.3833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -59.9166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965 Description (see definition): Island lying 3.5 mi SW of Table Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1961 after the British sealing vessel Romeo, probably from London, which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821-22, and moored in nearby Clothier Harbor in March 1822. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Romeo 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 Romeo Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Romeo Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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