This page presents the geographical name data for
Chastain Peak 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):
Chastain Peak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2678
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
85° 10' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
094° 35' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-85.1666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-94.5833333
Elevation
(see definition):
2255
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1962
Description
(see definition):
A peak (2,255 m) near the center of Moulton Escarpment, at the W margin of the Thiel Mountains. Surveyed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Thiel Mountains party, 1960-61. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after William W. Chastain, Aviation Structural Mechanic, U.S. Navy (USN), who lost his life in the crash of a P2V Neptune aircraft soon after takeoff from Wilkes Station, Nov. 9, 1961.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Chastain Peak 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
Chastain Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Chastain Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.