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

Feature Class (see definition): Channel

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 11592

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 65° 10' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 07' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.1666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.1166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): Strait 11 mi long and averaging 2 mi wide, separating the Argentine Islands, Petermann Island and Hovgaard Island from the W coast of Graham Land. Traversed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE) under Gerlache on Feb. 12, 1898. Named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill, for the expedition ship Penola.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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