This page presents the geographical name data for
Triune Peaks 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):
Triune Peaks
Feature Class
(see definition):
Range
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
15564
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
69° 08' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
066° 52' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69.1333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.8666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1962
Description
(see definition):
Three prominent, sharply-pointed rock peaks, rising 12 mi NE of Mount Balfour and overlooking Wordie Ice Shelf on the W coast of Antarctic Peninsula. First roughly surveyed from the ground by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1936-37. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), Dec. 1947. Resurveyed from the ground by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), Nov. 1958. The UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) name derives from the number of peaks in the group.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Triune Peaks 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
Triune Peaks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Triune Peaks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.