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Feature Name (see definition): Parry Patch Feature Class (see definition): Bar Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 11386 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 17' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 059° 22' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.2833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -59.3666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965 Description (see definition): A shoal lying in Nelson Strait 3 mi NW of Harmony Point, Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name Parry's Straits or Perry's Straits was applied to Nelson Strait by the British sealer Richard Sherratt in 1820-21, but the name did not become established. Parry Patch was applied by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1961 to preserve Sherratt's name in the area. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Parry Patch 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 Parry Patch information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Parry Patch should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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