This page presents the geographical name data for
McIntyre Promontory 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):
McIntyre Promontory
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cliff
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
9704
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
84° 57' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
179° 40' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-84.95
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
179.6666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1962
Description
(see definition):
A promontory having the ground plan of a sharp V pointed toward the N, with steep cliffs on either flank, forming a part of the Bush Mountains at the head of Ramsey Glacier. Discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp on Flight 8A of Feb. 16, 1947, and named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Eugene C. McIntyre, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), copilot on this flight.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
McIntyre Promontory 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
McIntyre Promontory information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
McIntyre Promontory should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.