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Feature Name (see definition): Biggs Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1357 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 48' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 53' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.8 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.8833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1964 Description (see definition): Small island forming the easternmost of the Henkes Islands, off the S end of Adelaide Island. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963 for Thomas Biggs, a Falkland Islander, coxswain of the launch of Royal Research Ship (RRS) John Biscoe which was used by the Royal Navy (RN) Hydrographic Survey Unit to chart this island in 1963. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Biggs 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 Biggs Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Biggs Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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