This page presents the geographical name data for
Sorensen Peak 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):
Sorensen Peak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
14206
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
71° 43' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
167° 48' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-71.7166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
167.8
Elevation
(see definition):
2640
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1970
Description
(see definition):
A peak (2,640 m) which rises between the base of Lyttelton Range and Church Ridge in the Admiralty Mountains. It surmounts the divide between the Dennistoun and Leander Glaciers. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Douglas J. Sorensen, field assistant at McMurdo Station, 1965-66.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Sorensen Peak 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
Sorensen Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Sorensen Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.