This page presents the geographical name data for
Aleko Rock 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):
Aleko Rock
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cape
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
17342
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
62° 37' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
060° 21' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-62.6166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-60.35
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1996
Description
(see definition):
Rocky point on the NE coast of South Bay, Livingston Island, 2,000 m N of Spanish Point; emerged during a glacier retreat. Named Aleko Point by the Third Bulgarian Expedition (1994-95) after a peak in the Rila Mountains and a site on Vitosha Mountain which commemorates a writer and proponent of wilderness exploration. Approved as Aleko Rock by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1995.
Date Created
(see definition):
09/22/1998
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Aleko Rock 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
Aleko Rock information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Aleko Rock should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.