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Feature Name (see definition): Bessinger Nunatak Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1324 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 85° 05' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 41' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -85.0833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.6833333 Elevation (see definition): 1640 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1968 Description (see definition): A mound-shaped nunatak, 1,640 m, standing at the SW end of Mackin Table, 3 mi E of Mount Tolchin, in southern Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant C.D. Bessinger, Jr. (MC) USN, officer in charge of South Pole Station, winter 1963. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Bessinger Nunatak 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 Bessinger Nunatak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bessinger Nunatak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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