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Antarctica ID: | 7482 |
Name: | Janus Island |
Class: | Island |
Latitude: | -64.7833333 |
Longitude: | -64.1 |
Description: | Rocky island 0.2 mi long, lying 0.5 mi S of Litchfield Island, off the SW coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It is the southernmost of the islands on the W side of the entrance to Arthur Harbor. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) following survey by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955. The name, for the ancient Latin deity who was guardian of gates, arose because of the position of the island at the entrance to Arthur Harbor. |
BGN: | 01-JAN-63 |
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