This page presents the geographical name data for
Allegheny Mountains 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):
Allegheny Mountains
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
284
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
77° 15' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
143° 18' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-77.25
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-143.3
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
A small group of mountains 10 mi W of the Clark Mountains in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on aerial flights made in 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), and mapped from aerial flights and ground surveys made by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41). Named by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) for Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, alma mater of Paul Siple, leader of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) West Base.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Allegheny Mountains 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
Allegheny Mountains information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Allegheny Mountains should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.