This page presents the geographical name data for
Seymour 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):
Seymour Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13611
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
64° 17' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
056° 45' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.2833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-56.75
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Island 10 mi long and 5 mi wide at its greatest breadth, lying 1 mi NE of Snow Hill Island at the S margin of Erebus and Terror Gulf The NE end of this feature was sighted by a British expedition under Ross, Jan. 6, 1843, and named Cape Seymour after R. Admiral George Francis Seymour. Its insular nature was determined by Captain C.A. Larsen in 1892-93 and the name Seymour has since been extended to the entire island.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Seymour 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
Seymour Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Seymour Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.