This page presents the geographical name data for
Brockhamp Islands 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):
Brockhamp Islands
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
1970
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 17' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
067° 56' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.2833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.9333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
Two small islands in Laubeuf Fjord, lying 3 mi SW of Mothes Point, Adelaide Island. Mapped by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) air photos, 1947-48, and Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) surveys, 1948-50. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Bernhard Brockhamp, German glaciologist who, with H. Mothes, made the first seismic soundings of a glacier, in Austria in 1926.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Brockhamp Islands 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
Brockhamp Islands information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Brockhamp Islands should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.