This page presents the geographical name data for
Brandau Rocks 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):
Brandau Rocks
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
1828
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
76° 53' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
159° 20' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-76.8833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
159.3333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
Rock exposures 0.5 mi west of Carapace Nunatak in Victoria Land. Reconnoitered by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) Allan Hills Expedition (1964), who named the rocks for Lieutenant Commander James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy (USN), helicopter pilot who made a difficult rescue flight to evacuate an injured member of the expedition.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Brandau Rocks 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
Brandau Rocks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Brandau Rocks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.