This page presents the geographical name data for
Stanwix Ridge 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):
Stanwix Ridge
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
14483
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
69° 20' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
158° 20' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69.3333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
158.3333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1967
Description
(see definition):
A broad, partly ice-covered coastal ridge or promontory in the Wilson Hills. It extends to the SW part of Davies Bay immediately W of McLeod Glacier. Photographed from aircraft of U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump, 1946-47. First visited in March 1961 by an airborne field party from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) (Magga Dan, 1961) led by Phillip Law. Named for Captain John Stanwix, helicopter pilot with the expedition.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Stanwix Ridge 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
Stanwix Ridge information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Stanwix Ridge should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.