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Moreton Point: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Moreton 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): Moreton Point

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 10243

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 60° 37' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 046° 02' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.6166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -46.0333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953

Description (see definition): Point 1 mi N of Return Point at the W end of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Roughly charted by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer in 1821. Named by DI personnel on the Discovery II who charted the islands in 1933.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Moreton 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 Moreton Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Moreton Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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