This page presents the geographical name data for
Moore Point 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):
Moore Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
10212
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
70° 30' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
067° 53' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-70.5
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.8833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1955
Description
(see definition):
Rocky point surmounted by a small peak, fronting on George VI Sound and marking the N side of the mouth of Meiklejohn Glacier, on the W coast of Palmer Land. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1954 after James I. Moore, second engineer of the Penola during the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Moore Point 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
Moore Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Moore Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.