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

Feature Class (see definition): Range

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1381

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 29' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 036° 05' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.4833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -36.0833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1972

Description (see definition): A steep pinnacle covered with snow with two snow free and therefore conspicuous summits, situated 1.5 mi NW of Mount Krokisius and 2 mi NNW of Moltke Harbor, South Georgia. This feature was named "Doppelspitz" (double peaks) by a German expedition under Schrader, 1882-83, and was identified by the British Combined Services Expedition of 1964-65. An English form of the name, Binary Peaks, was recommended by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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