This page presents the geographical name data for
Ringgold Knoll 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):
Ringgold Knoll
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
12664
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
69° 20' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
157° 39' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69.3333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
157.65
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1967
Description
(see definition):
A mountain 9 mi S of Archer Point on the E side of Matusevich Glacier. On Jan. 16, 1840, Lieutenant-Commandant Cadwalader Ringgold on the Porpoise, one of the ships of the U.S. Exploring Expedition (USEE) (1838-42) under Wilkes, sighted a large dark mountain in this direction. It was named Ringgold's Knoll on the chart by Wilkes. In 1959 Phillip Law of Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) made an investigation of features in the area. It was not possible to identify the feature sighted by Ringgold, but this mountain is in proper relationship to nearby Reynolds Peak and Eld Peak as indicated on Wilkes' chart. It was selected by Law of Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) to perpetuate Wilkes' naming.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Ringgold Knoll 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
Ringgold Knoll information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Ringgold Knoll should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.