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This page presents the geographical name data for
Knox, Mount 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):
Knox, Mount
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
17656
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
77° 32' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
163° 16' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-77.5333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
163.2666667
Elevation
(see definition):
800
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1998
Description
(see definition):
A peak rising to about 800 m at the west extremity of MacDonald Hills, on the north side of Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (1998) after Professor Emeritus George A. Knox, formerly of the zoology department of the University of Canterbury, New Zealand Knox made numerous Antarctic visits and established the university’s Antarctic Research Unit that was active from 1961 until 1981; New Zealand delegate to SCAR 1974-86; President of SCAR 1978-82.
Date Created
(see definition):
12/29/1999
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Knox, Mount 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
Knox, Mount information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Knox, Mount should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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