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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1183

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 35' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 031° 15' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.5833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 31.25

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962

Description (see definition): An isolated chain of mountains c. 10 mi long, standing 60 mi ESE of the Sor Rondane Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE), 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, and named after the ship Belgica, commanded by his father, Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE), 1897-99.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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