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Feature Name (see definition): Bergan Castle Feature Class (see definition): Pillar Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1258 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 80° 36' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 021° 21' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -80.6 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -21.35 Elevation (see definition): 1590 Decision Year (see definition): No data Description (see definition): A castlelike nunatak rising to 1,590 m to the SW of Mount Dewar in Shotton Snowfield, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967. Surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of pioneers of polar life and travel grouped in this area, named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 after Ole Ferdinand Bergan (1876-1956), Norwegian inventor who designed Bergan's "meis" (carrying frames) and rucksacks, patented in Norway in 1909. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Bergan Castle 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 Bergan Castle information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bergan Castle should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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