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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2201

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 16' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 56' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.2666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.9333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): The northeastern point of Krogh Island, in the Biscoe Islands. Mapped from air photos taken by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Alan C. Burton, Canadian physiologist who has specialized in cold climate physiology and the problems of clothing for cold environments.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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