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

Feature Class (see definition): Ridge

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 10931

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 09' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 002° 19' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.15

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 2.3166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): A ridge of jagged peaks 8 mi long, standing N of Von Essen Mountain in the Gjelsvik Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Nupskammen (the peak crest).

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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