This page presents the geographical name data for
Sladen Summit 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):
Sladen Summit
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
14004
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
78° 07' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
162° 23' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-78.1166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
162.3833333
Elevation
(see definition):
3395
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1995
Description
(see definition):
A prominent peak rising to 3,395 m at the intersection of the Johns Hopkins Ridge and Rampart Ridge, in the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1994 after William J.L. Sladen, an American of British birth; Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) medical officer at Hope Bay (1948-49) and Signy Island (1950-51); U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) principal investigator (penguins) at Cape Crozier for many years.
Date Created
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No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Sladen Summit 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
Sladen Summit information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Sladen Summit should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.