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

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 8716

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 85° 40' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 127° 36' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -85.6666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -127.6

Elevation (see definition): 2800

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1967

Description (see definition): A prominent rock bluff 5 mi ENE of Faure Peak, rising to 2,800 m and forming a projection along the N side of the Wisconsin Plateau of the Horlick Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Malcolm W. Lentz, USN, officer in charge of the South Pole Station winter party, 1962.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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