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

Feature Class (see definition): Pillar

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2123

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 28' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 37' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.4666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.6166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960

Description (see definition): Prominent finger-like pinnacle, projecting from the western slopes of Mount Bulcke in the S part of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. First seen and photographed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE), 1897-99. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. The name derives from association with Mount Bulcke and came into use among members of the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS).

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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