This page presents the geographical name data for
Dovers Moraine 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):
Dovers Moraine
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4040
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
53° 07' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
073° 42' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-53.1166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
73.7
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1957
Description
(see definition):
A band of coarse glacial moraine, extending in a N-S direction for 1.5 mi, deposited at the E end of the main mass of Heard Island immediately E of Stephenson Glacier. Surveyed in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE), and named by them for Robert G. Dovers, geologist and chief surveyor with the party. Small settlements were occupied near both ends of this morainal belt by American sealers engaged in the extraction of sea-elephant oil during the 1858-82 period.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Dovers Moraine 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
Dovers Moraine information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Dovers Moraine should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.