Feature Name (see definition): Stephen Island

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 14566

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 75° 50' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 146° 54' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -75.8333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -146.9

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): An ice-covered island about 4 mi long lying at the W side of Nickerson Ice Shelf, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped from surveys by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Alexander Stephen (1795-1875), Scottish shipbuilder of Alexander Stephen and Sons, whose firm built the Sir Ernest Shackleton and Admiral Richard Byrd in their expeditions to the Antarctic.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data