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

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 11052

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 22' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 060° 45' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.3666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.75

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): Dark headland marking the S side of the entrance to Wust Inlet, on the E coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS). During 1947 the headland was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), who in conjunction with the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted it from the ground. This descriptive name was given by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS).

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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