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Pfrogner Point: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Pfrogner Point 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): Pfrogner Point

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 11704

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 37' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 089° 35' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.6166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -89.5833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1968

Description (see definition): An ice-covered point on the NW extension of Fletcher Peninsula; it is partially encompassed by the Abbot Ice Shelf. The point marks the division of Eights Coast and Bryan Coast. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Ray L. Pfrogner, U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geomagnetist-seismologist at Byrd Station, 1961-62.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Pfrogner Point 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 Pfrogner Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Pfrogner Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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