This page presents the geographical name data for
Orville Coast 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):
Orville Coast
Feature Class
(see definition):
Beach
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
11168
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
75° 45' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
065° 30' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-75.75
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.5
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1968
Description
(see definition):
That portion of the coast of Antarctica lying W of Ronne Ice Shelf between Cape Adams and Cape Zumberge. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named this coast for Captain Howard T. Orville, U.S. Navy (USN), Head of the Naval Aerological Service, who was largely responsible for formulating the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) meteorological program. The name Orville Coast is considered a more useful reference than "Orville Escarpment," the name originally applied for this area.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Orville Coast 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
Orville Coast information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Orville Coast should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.