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Feature Name (see definition): Strider Rock Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 14700 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 02' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 155° 26' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.0333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -155.4333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1971 Description (see definition): A rock 1 mi NW of Mount Nilsen in the Rockefeller Mountains of Edward VII Peninsula. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) in 1929. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John P. Strider, Aviation Machinist's Mate, U.S. Navy (USN), plane captain on the ski-equipped R4D carrying R. Admiral George Dufek that was the first aircraft to land at the geographic South Pole, on Oct. 31, 1956. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Strider Rock 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 Strider Rock information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Strider Rock should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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