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This page presents the geographical name data for
Adams Peak 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):
Adams Peak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
72
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
81° 38' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
160° 04' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-81.6333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
160.0666667
Elevation
(see definition):
1540
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
Peak, 1,540 m, on the E side of Starshot Glacier, rising 2 mi S of Heale Peak in Surveyors Range. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960-61) for C.W. Adams, one of the early New Zealand surveyors, who in 1883 established the Mount Cook (Wellington) latitude which became the fundamental position for all New Zealand surveys up to 1949.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Adams Peak 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
Adams Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Adams Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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