This page presents the geographical name data for
Shostakovich Peninsula 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):
Shostakovich Peninsula
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cape
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13773
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
72° 11' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
071° 20' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-72.1833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-71.3333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1975
Description
(see definition):
An ice-covered peninsula lying north of Stravinsky Inlet and extending into Bach Ice Shelf in southern Alexander Island. Mapped by Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite imagery supplied by U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) after Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Shostakovich Peninsula 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
Shostakovich Peninsula information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Shostakovich Peninsula should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.