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This page presents the geographical name data for
False Round Point 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):
False Round Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4753
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
61° 54' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
058° 02' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-61.9
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-58.0333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Point 8.5 mi W of North Foreland and 2 mi S of Ridley Island, on the N coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. This point has appeared on charts since about 1822. Probably named for its similarity to Round Point, which lies 12 mi to the W, by DI personnel on the Discovery II who charted the N coast of this island in 1937.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
False Round Point 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
False Round Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
False Round Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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