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Feature Name (see definition): Tower Island Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 15454 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 63° 33' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 059° 51' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.55 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -59.85 Elevation (see definition): 305 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): Island 5 mi long and 305 m high, lying 20 mi NE of Trinity Island and marking the NE extent of Palmer Archipelago. Named on Jan. 30, 1820, by Edward Bransfield, Master, Royal Navy (RN), who described it as a round island. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Tower 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 Tower Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tower Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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