Latitude and longitude of Thule Island

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Thule Island, also called Morrell Island, is one of the southernmost of the South Sandwich Islands, part of the grouping known as Southern Thule. It is named, on account of its remote location, after the mythical land of Thule, said by ancient geographers to lie at the extreme end of the earth. The alternative name Morrell Island is after Benjamin Morrell, US explorer and whaling captain. Viewed by James Cook and his Resolution crew on 31 January 1775 in his attempt to find Terra Australis.

Latitude: -59° 26' 59.99" S
Longitude: -27° 17' 60.00" W

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GPS coordinates of Thule Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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