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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2246

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 01' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 28' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.0166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 62.4666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): A nunatak about 2 mi S of Mount Tritoppen in the David Range of the Framnes Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Steinen (the stone). It was renamed by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) because the feature marked the turning point in the route taken by the 1958 Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) seismic party in order to bypass dangerous terrain to the southwest.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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