This page presents the geographical name data for
Clements 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):
Clements Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2868
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
65° 56' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
066° 00' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.9333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1963
Description
(see definition):
An island 1 mi long lying immediately S of Rabot Island in the Biscoe Islands. The French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1903-05, under Charcot, gave the name "Ile Clements Markham" for Sir Clements Markham, President of the Royal Geographical Society, 1893-1905. Charcot applied this name to an incompletely defined island NE of Renaud Island, in what is now the Pitt Islands. The recommended application, however, is based upon the map of the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, which provided a more reliable chart of the area. The first part of the name rather than the last, has been retained to distinguish this feature from Markham Island in Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Clements 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
Clements Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Clements Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.