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

Feature Class (see definition): Channel

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16290

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 60° 43' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 044° 56' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.7166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -44.9333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): Passage 3 mi wide between Fredriksen and Powell Islands on the W and Laurie Island and several smaller islands on the E, in the South Orkney Islands. Discovered in December 1821 on the occasion of the joint cruise by Captain George Powell, a British sealer in the sloop Dove, and Captain Nathaniel Palmer, an American sealer in the sloop James Monroe. Supposedly, it was named for George Washington, first President of the United States.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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