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