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Aztec Mountain: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Aztec Mountain 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): Aztec Mountain

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 800

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 48' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 160° 31' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.8

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 160.5166667

Elevation (see definition): 2000

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962

Description (see definition): Small pyramidal mountain over 2,000 m, just SW of Maya Mountain and W of Beacon Valley in Victoria Land. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1958-59) because its shape resembles the pyramidal ceremonial platforms used by the Aztec and Maya civilizations.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Aztec Mountain 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 Aztec Mountain information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Aztec Mountain should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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