This page presents the geographical name data for
Polarstern Knoll 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):
Polarstern Knoll
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
17216
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
71° 25' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
024° 47' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-71.4166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-24.7833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1997
Description
(see definition):
An undersea knoll named for the German research vessel Polarstern, which took part in 22 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic (1982-1995). Name proposed by Dr. Heinrich Hinze, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 6/97 (Advisory Committee for Undersea Features (ACUF) 271).
Date Created
(see definition):
07/10/1998
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Polarstern Knoll 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
Polarstern Knoll information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Polarstern Knoll should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.