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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16215

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 82° 38' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 053° 13' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -82.6333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -53.2166667

Elevation (see definition): 1495

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1968

Description (see definition): A sharp peak, 1,495 m, marking the SW extremity of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Paul T. Walker, glaciologist at Ellsworth Station, a member of the first party to visit Dufek Massif, in December 1957.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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