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Feature Name (see definition): Walker Mountains Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 16213 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 13' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 099° 02' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.2166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -99.0333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952 Description (see definition): A range of peaks and nunataks which are fairly well separated but trend E-W to form the axis, or spine, of Thurston Island. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd and members of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) in a flight from the ship Bear, Feb. 27, 1940. Named by US-SCAN for Lieutenant William M. Walker, captain of the U.S. Exploring Expedition (USEE) ship Island on Mar. 23, 1839. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Walker Mountains 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 Walker Mountains information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Walker Mountains should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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