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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2810

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

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 32' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.5333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1975

Description (see definition): A rocky, flat-topped elevation at the S side of the terminus of Saturn Glacier, on the E side of Alexander Island. The feature was mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and from survey by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1948-50. The name applied by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) refers to the resemblance of the feature to a fortified structure.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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