This page presents the geographical name data for
Roots Heights 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):
Roots Heights
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
12885
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
72° 37' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
000° 27' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-72.6166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
0.45
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
Ice-free heights between Reece Valley and Skarsdalen Valley in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59). Named for Ernest F. Roots, chief geologist with the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE).
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Roots Heights 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
Roots Heights information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Roots Heights should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.