This page presents the geographical name data for
Sample Nunataks 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):
Sample Nunataks
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13209
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
70° 53' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
159° 52' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-70.8833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
159.8666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1964
Description
(see definition):
A cluster of nunataks located at the convergence point of the Lovejoy and Harlin Glaciers, in the Usarp Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Gerald M. Sample, U.S. Navy (USN), radio operator on R4D aircraft, 1961-62, and again in 1962-63 in support of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Topo East-West party, including the survey of these nunataks.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Sample Nunataks 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
Sample Nunataks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Sample Nunataks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.