This page presents the geographical name data for
Norwood Scarp 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):
Norwood Scarp
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cliff
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
10888
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
68° 50' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
065° 23' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-68.8333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.3833333
Elevation
(see definition):
1525
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1962
Description
(see definition):
A well-defined escarpment, 11 mi long and rising to 1,525 m, forming part of the E flank of Weyerhaeuser Glacier in eastern Antarctic Peninsula. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) on Sept. 28, 1940 and by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), Aug. 14, 1947. Roughly surveyed by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in Dec. 1958 and Nov. 1960. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) after Richard Norwood (1590-1675), English mathematician who expounded the advantages of great-circle sailing and who, in 1635, measured an arc of meridian in order to improve the practice of navigation.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Norwood Scarp 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
Norwood Scarp information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Norwood Scarp should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.