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Winslow Rock: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Winslow Rock 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): Winslow Rock

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16718

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 17' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 44' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.2833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.7333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): A rock close off the E side of Lavoisier Island, Biscoe Islands. Mapped from surveys by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1958-59). There is a small penguin rookery on this rock, which provides the only known landing place on the E side of Lavoisier Island. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Charles E.A. Winslow, American physiologist who has specialized in the reactions of the human body to cold environments.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Winslow Rock 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 Winslow Rock information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Winslow Rock should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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