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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 18837

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 32' 08" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 085° 30' 45" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.5355556

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -85.5125

Elevation (see definition): 4841

Decision Year (see definition): 11/01/2006

Description (see definition): A high, elongated peak (4841 m), 1.4 mi SE of Mount Vinson on the summit plateau of Vinson Massif, Sentinel Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2006) after Nicholas Bayard Clinch, leader of the 1966-67 American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition that made the first ascent of Vinson Massif and other high mountains in the range.

Date Created (see definition): 08/06/2007

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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