This page presents the geographical name data for
Crown Head 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):
Crown Head
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cliff
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3354
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
60° 37' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
045° 19' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-60.6166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-45.3166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1964
Description
(see definition):
Headland forming the E side of Palmer Bay on the N coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. First seen in the course of the joint cruise by Captain George Powell, British sealer, and Captain Nathaniel Palmer, American sealer, in December 1821. Surveyed by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1956-58. The name derives from an association with Coronation Island and was given by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Crown Head 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
Crown Head information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Crown Head should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.