This page presents the geographical name data for
Weddell Islands 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):
Weddell Islands
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
16368
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
60° 39' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
044° 51' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-60.65
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-44.85
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Group of small islands and rocks lying 1 mi S of Saddle Island and 4 5 mi N of the W end of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Probably seen on the occasion of a joint cruise by Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer and Captain George Powell in December 1821. The name first appears on James Weddell's chart resulting from his exploration of the South Orkney Islands in 1823.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Weddell Islands 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
Weddell Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Weddell Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.