This page presents the geographical name data for
Gaylord Nunatak 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):
Gaylord Nunatak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
5543
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
74° 56' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
072° 08' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-74.9333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-72.1333333
Elevation
(see definition):
1500
Decision Year
(see definition):
No data
Description
(see definition):
A nunatak rising to c. 1,500 m, 1.5 mi NNE of Schmutzler Nunatak in the SE end of the Grossman Nunataks (q.v.), Ellsworth Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) aerial photographs, 1961-68, and Landsat imagery, 1973-74. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1987 after Chauncey L. Gaylord, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) cartographer, 1942-76, Chief of the Compilation Unit in the Branch of Special Maps, working for many years in the preparation of Antarctic maps.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Gaylord Nunatak 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
Gaylord Nunatak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
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