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

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16722

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 65° 15' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 16' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.25

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.2666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1950

Description (see definition): Island 0.5 mi long, lying 0.1 mi N of Skua Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. Winter Island was named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, which made this island the site of its winter base during 1935.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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