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Feature Name (see definition): Upper Staircase Feature Class (see definition): Glacier Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 15789 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 15' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 161° 00' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.25 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 161 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965 Description (see definition): The upper eastern portion of Skelton Glacier, just N of The Landing, which merges into the Skelton Neve in Victoria Land. Surveyed in 1957 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1956-58) and so named because of its staircase effect in being the key for the approach to the polar plateau. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Upper Staircase 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 Upper Staircase information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Upper Staircase should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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