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Feature Name (see definition): Murphy Wall Feature Class (see definition): Cliff Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 10414 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 05' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 037° 24' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.0833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -37.4 Elevation (see definition): 905 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963 Description (see definition): Series of N-S trending peaks, the highest 905 m, resembling a wall along the W side of Grace Glacier on the N side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the South Georgia Survey (SGS) in the period 1951-57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Robert Cushman Murphy, American ornithologist who made observations and collections in the Bay of Isles in 1912-13 for the American Museum of Natural History, New York. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Murphy Wall 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 Murphy Wall information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Murphy Wall should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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