This page presents the geographical name data for
Magga Peak 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):
Magga Peak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
9271
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
69° 10' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
157° 11' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69.1666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
157.1833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1961
Description
(see definition):
A triangular "flatiron" shaped wall of sheer rock forming the end of the northernmost of the Burnside Ridges. The summit is a sharp point. Photographed by U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump in 1947. A first landing from a ship was made on Feb. 20, 1959 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) (Magga Dan) led by Phillip Law.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Magga Peak 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
Magga Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Magga Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.