This page presents the geographical name data for
Barnum 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):
Barnum Peak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
1001
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
85° 23' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
171° 40' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-85.3833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-171.6666667
Elevation
(see definition):
2940
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1949
Description
(see definition):
A peak (2,940 m) surmounting the E end of a prominent snow-covered rock divide near the head of Liv Glacier, just S of the mouth of LaVergne Glacier. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) flight to the South Pole in November 1929, and named by him for J.D. Barnum, publisher of the Syracuse Post-Standard and contributor to the expedition.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Barnum 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
Barnum Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Barnum Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.