This page presents the geographical name data for
Murray 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):
Murray Islands
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
10424
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
60° 47' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
044° 31' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-60.7833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-44.5166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Group of small islands 1.2 mi SE of Cape Whitson, off the S coast of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands. Discovered in 1823 by Matthew Brisbane, who explored the S coast of Laurie Island under the direction of James Weddell. The name "Murrys Islands" appears on Weddell's chart, but the islands are probably named for James Murray of London, maker of the chronometers used on Weddell's voyage.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Murray 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
Murray Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Murray Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.