This page presents the geographical name data for
Toro 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):
Toro Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
15420
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
63° 19' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
057° 54' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-63.3166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-57.9
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1964
Description
(see definition):
A point which forms the S extremity of Schmidt Peninsula and the N side of the entrance to Unwin Cove, Trinity Peninsula. Named by the fifth Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1950-51) after Carlos Toro Mazote G. who, as an aviation lieutenant in 1947, was one of the men chosen to occupy the General Bernardo O'Higgins station nearby. He was also a member of the fifth Chilean expedition aboard the ship Lientur.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Toro 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
Toro Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Toro Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.