This page presents the geographical name data for
Bjelland Point 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):
Bjelland Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
1431
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
54° 06' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
036° 44' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-54.1
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-36.7333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1963
Description
(see definition):
Point on the N coast of South Georgia, immediately S of Second Milestone and 1.5 mi ENE of Robertson Point. Surveyed by the South Georgia Survey (SGS) in the period 1951-57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Sigurd L. Bjelland, Manager of the South Georgia Whaling Co. station at Leith Harbor for several years beginning in 1951.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Bjelland Point 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
Bjelland Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Bjelland Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.