This page presents the geographical name data for
Bender 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):
Bender Mountains
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
1212
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
85° 31' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
140° 12' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-85.5166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-140.2
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1967
Description
(see definition):
Small group of mountains 4 mi SW of Berry Peaks, between the SE edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and Watson Escarpment. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Leslie C. Bender, USN, aircraft commander at McMurdo Station, 1962-63 and 1963-64.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Bender 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
Bender Mountains information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Bender Mountains should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.