This page presents the geographical name data for
Gavlen Ridge 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):
Gavlen Ridge
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
5537
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
72° 39' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
000° 27' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-72.65
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
0.45
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
A ridge forming the S extremity of Roots Heights, in the S part of the Sverdrup Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Gavlen (the gable).
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Gavlen Ridge 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
Gavlen Ridge information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Gavlen Ridge should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.