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

Feature Class (see definition): Range

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1957

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 69° 23' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 15' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.3833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.25

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962

Description (see definition): A series of sharp, rock peaks on a ridge separating the Seller and Fleming Glaciers in central Antarctic Peninsula. Photographed from the air by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1937, and by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947. Surveyed by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1958 and 1960. The name, applied by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC), is descriptive of the sharp peaks which suggest the bristles of a brush.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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