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

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 15426

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 40' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 090° 36' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.6666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 90.6

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962

Description (see definition): A point at the E side of Posadowsky Bay on the coast of Antarctica. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47. Remapped by the Soviet expedition 1956, who named it after Lieutenant K.P. Torson, of the ship Vostok in the Bellingshausen expedition 1819-21.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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