This page presents the geographical name data for
Yseult 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):
Yseult Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
16897
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 44' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
140° 56' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.7333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
140.9333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1956
Description
(see definition):
Small rocky island 0.7 mi E of Tristan Island and 0.4 mi N of the E point on Cape Jules. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Barre, 1951-52, and so named because of its twin relationship with Tristan Island. Yseult is the French spelling of Isolde, legendary heroine incorporated into Arthurian legend and later popularized by Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Yseult 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
Yseult Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Yseult Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.