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Feature Name (see definition): Henderson Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 6640 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 22' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 097° 10' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.3666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 97.1666667 Elevation (see definition): 240 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): Ice-covered island 9 mi long and rising to 240 m, lying 9 mi SE of Masson Island, within the Shackleton Ice Shelf Discovered in August 1912 by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) under Mawson, and named by him for Prof. G.C. Henderson of Adelaide, a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) Advisory Committee. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Henderson 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 Henderson Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Henderson Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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