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This page presents the geographical name data for
Oscar 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):
Oscar Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
11179
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
74° 35' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
164° 53' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-74.5833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
164.8833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
A small rock point along the N shore of Terra Nova Bay, 1 mi NW of Markham Island, in Victoria Land. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1898-1900, and named for King Oscar of Norway and Sweden. C.E. Borchgrevink, the leader of this expedition, was a native of Norway. Originally charted by Borchgrevink as an island, the feature is now known to be joined to the coast.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Oscar 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
Oscar Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Oscar Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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