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Feature Name (see definition): Barrow, Cape Feature Class (see definition): Cape Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1026 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 22' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 169° 17' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.3666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 169.2833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): The high, northern point of Flat Island in Victoria Land, marking the W side of the entrance to Robertson Bay. Captain James Ross, in Jan. 1840, applied this name to a cape of the mainland, honoring Sir John Barrow, founder of the Royal Geographic Society, 1830, and Secretary of the Admiralty, 1807-45. The feature was mapped as a point on Flat Island by the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1910-13, led by Scott. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Barrow, Cape 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 Barrow, Cape information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Barrow, Cape should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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