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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13706

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 85° 11' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 174° 45' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -85.1833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -174.75

Elevation (see definition): 2540

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): A sharp peak 2,540 m, standing just SE of Mount Kenyon, between Gillespie Glacier and LaPrade Valley in the Cumulus Hills. Named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition (1964-65) for John C. Shenk, graduate student at Texas Technological College and a member of the expedition.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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