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Feature Name (see definition): Danger Islands Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 3500 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 63° 25' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 054° 40' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.4166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.6666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963 Description (see definition): Group of islands lying 13 mi ESE of Joinville Island. Discovered Dec. 28, 1842 by a British expedition under Ross, who so named them because, appearing among heavy fragments of ice, they were almost completely concealed until the ship was nearly upon them. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Danger 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 Danger Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Danger Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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