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

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3735

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 00' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 142° 40' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 142.6666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): A rocky point at the head of Commonwealth Bay. Discovered in 1912 by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Sir Hugh Denison of Sydney, a patron of the expedition. The feature was the site of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) Main Base.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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