Feature Name (see definition): Southard Promontory

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 14253

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 56' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 50' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.9333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.8333333

Elevation (see definition): 1500

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): A notable promontory, 6 mi long and 2 mi wide, which juts into NW Mill Inlet between Breitfuss Glacier and Alberts Glacier, on the Foyn Coast, Graham Land. The promontory is bordered by steep rock cliffs which rise 1,500 m to a relatively flat and snow covered upper surface. It was photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) and surveyed from the ground by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947. In association with the names of Antarctic cartographers grouped in this area, named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) after Rupert B. Southard, Jr., Chief, National Mapping Division, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 1979-86; Chief, Office of International Activities (with responsibility for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field parties working in Antarctica), 1961-64; U.S. Representative to the SCAR Working Group on Geodesy and Cartography, 1964-79; Chairman, Domestic Names Committee of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), 1983-87 (Chairman, U.S. BGN, 1988-90).

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