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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13886

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 84° 08' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 163° 15' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -84.1333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 163.25

Elevation (see definition): 2300

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

Description (see definition): A peak, 2,300 m, surmounting a prominent, wedge-shaped, ice-free spur between Walcott Neve and Bowden Neve, 3.5 mi N of Bauhs Nunatak. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for the star Sirius which was used in fixing the baseline in the area.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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