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

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13928

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 69° 28' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 039° 39' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.4666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 39.65

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1964

Description (see definition): An extensive foreland surmounted by bare rock peaks and indented by several coves, protruding into the E part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Skarvsnes (barren mountain headland).

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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