This page presents the geographical name data for Surgeon 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): Surgeon Island
Feature Class (see definition): Island
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 14830
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
70° 40' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
166° 59' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.6666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 166.9833333
Elevation (see definition): No data
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1970
Description (see definition): The largest of the Lyall Islands, lying 4 mi ESE of Cape Hooker off the N coast of Victoria Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. The toponym conforms to other names in the island group which, along with Cape Hooker, have been named after surgeons who have worked in Antarctica. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN).
Date Created (see definition): No data
Date Edited (see definition): No data