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Feature Name (see definition): Biscoe Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1420 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 00' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 30' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.5 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): Chain of islands, of which the principal ones are Renaud, Rabot, Lavoisier and Watkins, lying parallel to the W coast of Graham Land and extending 80 mi in a NE-SW direction. Named for John Biscoe, leader of a British expedition which explored the islands on Feb. 17 and 18, 1832. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Biscoe 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 Biscoe Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Biscoe Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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