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This page presents the geographical name data for
Index 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):
Index Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7284
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
73° 21' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
167° 55' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-73.35
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
167.9166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
A low, ice-covered point that forms the E extremity of the Mountaineer Range on the coast of Victoria Land. The feature lies at the terminus of Mariner Glacier, 1.5 mi W of Emerging Island. So named in 1966 by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) because the shape is suggestive of an index finger.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Index 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
Index Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Index Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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