This page presents the geographical name data for
Jaeger Table 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):
Jaeger Table
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7446
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
82° 36' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
052° 30' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-82.6
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-52.5
Elevation
(see definition):
2030
Decision Year
(see definition):
No data
Description
(see definition):
The ice-covered summit plateau of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains, rising to 2,030 m at Worcester Summit. The plateau was mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1968 from ground surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1964. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), at the suggestion of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologist Arthur B. Ford, after Commander James W. Jaeger, U.S. Navy (USN), pilot of the Squadron VXE-6 Hercules aircraft that landed the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field party in the area in the 1976-77 season.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Jaeger Table 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
Jaeger Table information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Jaeger Table should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.