This page presents the geographical name data for
Ellis Fjord 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):
Ellis Fjord
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4453
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
68° 36' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
078° 05' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-68.6
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
78.0833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1956
Description
(see definition):
A long narrow fjord between Breidnes Peninsula and Mule Peninsula in the Vestfold Hills. Photographed by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37), and plotted by Norwegian cartographers as a bay and a remnant lake which were called Mulvik (snout bay) and Langevatnet (the long lake) respectively. Analysis by John Roscoe of air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump (1946-47) showed these two features to be connected. The feature was renamed Ellis Fjord by Roscoe after Edwin E. Ellis, aerial photographer on U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump flights over this area.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Ellis Fjord 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
Ellis Fjord information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Ellis Fjord should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.