This page presents the geographical name data for
Biscuit Step 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):
Biscuit Step
Feature Class
(see definition):
Slope
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
1422
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
72° 22' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
168° 30' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-72.3666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
168.5
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1970
Description
(see definition):
A step-like rise in the level of Tucker Glacier above its junction with Trafalgar Glacier, in Victoria Land. It is very crevassed in its north half, but there is a good route of easy gradient through it toward its southern end. Biscuits were an important part of the expedition's rations (Australasian colloquialism "tucker"), and a small cache of them was left near the step for the return down the glacier by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, which named the feature.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Biscuit Step 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
Biscuit Step information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Biscuit Step should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.