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This page presents the geographical name data for
Stephenson, 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):
Stephenson, Mount
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
14568
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
69° 49' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
069° 43' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69.8166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69.7166667
Elevation
(see definition):
2985
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1955
Description
(see definition):
Highest mountain in the Douglas Range, 2,985 m, standing at the heads of Toynbee and Sedgwick Glaciers 8 mi W of George VI Sound, on the E side of Alexander Island. Probably first seen in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Charcot, but not recognized as part of the Douglas Range. First surveyed in 1936 by Stephenson, Fleming, and Bertram of the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. The E side of the mountain was resurveyed in 1948 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who named the feature for Alfred Stephenson, surveyor and leader of the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) party to George VI Sound in 1936.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Stephenson, 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
Stephenson, Mount information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Stephenson, Mount should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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