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This page presents the geographical name data for
Black Face 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):
Black Face
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cliff
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
1449
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
77° 51' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
160° 53' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-77.85
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
160.8833333
Elevation
(see definition):
300
Decision Year
(see definition):
No data
Description
(see definition):
The S wall of an E-W ridge in Arena Valley, 1 mi S of East Beacon, in the Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. The feature is a prominent landmark and is formed by a dolerite dike which rises over 300 m above the floor of the valley. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) from the color of the rock following geological work in the area by C.T. McElroy, G. Rose, and K.J. Whitby in 1980-81.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Black Face 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
Black Face information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Black Face should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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