This page presents the geographical name data for
Atoll Nunataks 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):
Atoll Nunataks
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
701
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
71° 21' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
068° 47' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-71.35
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-68.7833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1975
Description
(see definition):
A group of nunataks on the N side of Uranus Glacier, 3 mi W of Mount Ariel, in eastern Alexander Island. The feature was mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and from survey by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1948-50. So named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) because of the arrangement of the nunataks in a ring.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Atoll Nunataks 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
Atoll Nunataks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Atoll Nunataks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.