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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16042

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 45' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 22' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.75

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.3666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): A conspicuous island-like nunatak with three rocky summits, the southernmost and highest, 360 meters. It rises above the ice of southeastern Mobiloil Inlet 8 mi SE of Kay Nunatak on the E coast of Antarctic Peninsula. The nunatak was first mapped by W.L.G. Joerg from air photos taken by Lincoln Ellsworth on Nov. 23, 1935. It was subsequently photographed from the air by U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), Sept. 1940; Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), Aug. 1947; and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (Trimetrogon air photography), Dec. 1947. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1961; when viewed from the air three dots and a dash, Morse code for the letter "V", are apparent on the surface of the feature.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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