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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2526

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 51' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 162° 30' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.85

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 162.5

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953

Description (see definition): A series of four abrupt cliffs interspersed by short glaciers and surmounted by sharp peaks. The cliffs extend for 8 mi along the south side of Ferrar Glacier and form part of the north shoulder of the Royal Society Range, in Victoria Land. Discovered and named on Dec. 7, 1902 by Lieutenant A.B. Armitage, leader of a party of the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) (1901-04) that explored this area. The name is descriptive of the feature.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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