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This page presents the geographical name data for
Shipton Ridge 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):
Shipton Ridge
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13743
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
76° 40' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
159° 51' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-76.6666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
159.85
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
The main ridge forming the northeastern arm of the Allan Hills in Victoria Land. Reconnoitered by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) Allan Hills Expedition, 1964. They named it after Eric Shipton, Himalayan mountaineer, because of his association with Prof. N.E. Odell, for whom the adjacent Odell Glacier is named.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Shipton Ridge 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
Shipton Ridge information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Shipton Ridge should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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