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Feature Name (see definition): Behaim Peak Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1168 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 47' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 43' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.7833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.7166667 Elevation (see definition): 1150 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962 Description (see definition): A conspicuous pyramid-shaped rock peak (1,150 m) at the S extremity of the mountains separating Meridian Glacier and Doggo Defile, on the W side of Antarctic Peninsula. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in Nov. 1947, and surveyed from the ground by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in Dec. 1958. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) after Martin Behaim (1459-1506), German cosmographer and navigator who is credited with the first adoption of the astronomer's astrolabe for navigation at sea, in 1480. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Behaim Peak 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 Behaim Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Behaim Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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