This page presents the geographical name data for
Griffith Ridge 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):
Griffith Ridge
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
6050
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
71° 22' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
164° 23' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-71.3666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
164.3833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1970
Description
(see definition):
A rock ridge 5 mi long in the Bowers Mountains, located just within the mouth of Champness Glacier, where the latter joins the larger Lillie Glacier. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Harry G. Griffith, U.S. Navy (USN), public works officer at McMurdo Station, 1967.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Griffith Ridge 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
Griffith Ridge information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Griffith Ridge should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.