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Victoria Land: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Victoria Land 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): Victoria Land

Feature Class (see definition): Area

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16032

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 74° 15' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 163° 00' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.25

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 163

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947

Description (see definition): That part of Antarctica which fronts on the western side of the Ross Sea, extending southward from about 7030S to 7800S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the polar plateau. Discovered in January 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy (RN), and named for Queen Victoria.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Victoria Land 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 Victoria Land information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Victoria Land should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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