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

Feature Class (see definition): Ridge

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 912

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 82° 08' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 163° 40' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -82.1333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 163.6666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): Spur 5 mi N of Cape Wilson on the E side of Nash Range. Mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thomas B. Ballard, U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) aurora scientist at Hallett Station, 1961.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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