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

Feature Class (see definition): Ridge

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9524

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 33' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 164° 25' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.55

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 164.4166667

Elevation (see definition): 1300

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963

Description (see definition): An elevated spur, partially ice-covered and over 1,300 m high, which projects eastward from Mount Morning in Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1963 for Robert Mason, U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Representative at McMurdo Station, 1962-63.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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