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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2057

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 05' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 001° 10' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.0833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 1.1666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1970

Description (see definition): A small group of nunataks, including Tua Hill, lying 2.5 mi WNW of Brattskarvet Mountain in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land. The name "Bruns-Berge" after Herbert Bruns, electrical engineer with the expedition, was applied in this area by the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) (1938-39) under Alfred Ritscher. The correlation of the name with these nunataks may be arbitrary but is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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