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Stanwix Ridge: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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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.


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