This page presents the geographical name data for Grey 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): Grey Island
Feature Class (see definition): Island
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 6039
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
60° 45' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
045° 02' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.75
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -45.0333333
Elevation (see definition): No data
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952
Description (see definition): Island 0.6 mi S of Michelsen Island and 1 mi W of the S part of Fredriksen Island, in the South Orkney Islands. First charted and named "Holmen Graa" (The Grey Island) on a map by the Norwegian whaler Captain Petter Sorlle, who made a running survey of the South Orkney Islands in 1912-13. The anglicized form approved appears on the chart by DI personnel on the Discovery II who surveyed the islands in 1933.
Date Created (see definition): No data
Date Edited (see definition): No data