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Feature Name (see definition): Solvay Mountains Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 14186 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 25' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 32' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.4166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.5333333 Elevation (see definition): 1500 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952 Description (see definition): Mountains, probably over 1,500 m, extending in an ENE-WSW direction in the S part of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE), 1897-99, under Gerlache, and named by him for Ernest Solvay, a supporter of the expedition. The name originally extended along the entire E coast of the island, but has been limited to the prominent mountains in the S as there is no well-defined group of mountains farther north. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Solvay 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 Solvay Mountains information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Solvay Mountains should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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