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This page presents the geographical name data for
Hercules 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):
Hercules Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
6683
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
54° 07' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
036° 40' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-54.1166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-36.6666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1956
Description
(see definition):
Point forming the W side of the entrance to Hercules Bay on the N coast of South Georgia. Probably first surveyed by DI personnel in 1927. The name, which derives from nearby Hercules Bay, was used by a German expedition under Kohl-Larsen, 1928-29, but is known to have been used earlier by whalers.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Hercules 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
Hercules Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Hercules Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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