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Three-Slice Nunatak: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Three-Slice Nunatak 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): Three-Slice Nunatak

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 15259

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 02' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 57' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.0333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.95

Elevation (see definition): 500

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953

Description (see definition): Conspicuous nunatak rising to 500 m, surmounting the low, ice-covered NE extremity of Joerg Peninsula on the E coast of Graham Land. This distinctive landmark, in the form of a serrated ridge 1.5 mi long, is snow covered, except for the three almost vertical rock faces which suggest its name. Discovered and named by members of East Base of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) who surveyed this area on land and from the air in 1940.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Three-Slice Nunatak 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 Three-Slice Nunatak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Three-Slice Nunatak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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