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Feature Name (see definition): Roper Point Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 12889 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 76° 19' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 112° 54' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -76.3166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -112.9 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1967 Description (see definition): A largely ice-covered point, but with some rock exposures, at the W extremity of Mount Takahe, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Nathaniel A. Roper, aurora researcher at Byrd Station in 1963. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Roper 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 Roper Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Roper Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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