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Feature Name (see definition): Langhofer Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 8462 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.5333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -93.0333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1968 Description (see definition): A small ice-covered island with a rock outcrop near the S end, lying at the N edge of Abbot Ice Shelf and 0.5 mi E of McNamara Island. The USS Glacier lay close off the island, Feb. 11, 1961, and geological and botanical collections were made at the outcrop. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Joel H. Langhofer, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic engineer aboard the Glacier who positioned geographical features in this area. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data
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