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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 207

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 42' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 165° 33' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.7

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 165.55

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): An extinct volcanic cone near the center of The Pleiades, at the W side of the head of Mariner Glacier in Victoria Land. Named by a Victoria University's Antarctic Expeditions (VUWAE) field party to Evans Neve, 1971-72, after Alcyone, the brightest star in the Pleiades constellation.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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