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This page presents the geographical name data for
Skittle, 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):
Skittle, Mount
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13963
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
54° 24' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
036° 11' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-54.4
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-36.1833333
Elevation
(see definition):
480
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1956
Description
(see definition):
Prominent rocky mountain, 480 m, forming the N limit of Saint Andrews Bay on the N coast of South Georgia. The name "Kegel-Berg" (Skittle Mountain) was given for this feature by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882-83. During the South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1951-52, the mountain was identified and located. An English form of the name, Mount Skittle, was recommended by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1954.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Skittle, 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
Skittle, Mount information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Skittle, Mount should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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