This page presents the geographical name data for
Wilkes 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):
Wilkes Land
Feature Class
(see definition):
Area
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
16606
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
69° 00' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
120° 00' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
120
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
A large land in Antarctica fronting on the lndian Ocean between Queen Mary Coast and George V Coast, extending from Cape Hordern in 10031E to Point Alden in 14202E. Named for Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes, American explorer who was in command of the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-42. The name has been applied over this extent in recognition of the fact that Wilkes recognized the phenomena of the continental margin over a distance of 1,500 miles of coast and thus first provided substantial proof that Antarctica is a continent. This definition of extent excludes the area east of 14202E which was sighted by Wilkes but has been shown by later expeditions to be farther south than the positions originally assigned by him.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Wilkes 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
Wilkes Land information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Wilkes Land should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.