This page presents the geographical name data for
Vaughan Promontory 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):
Vaughan Promontory
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cliff
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
15909
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
83° 08' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
167° 35' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-83.1333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
167.5833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
A high, rugged ice-covered promontory which extends eastward from Holland Range between Ekblad and Morton Glaciers. It terminates in Cape Maude overlooking Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander V.J. Vaughan, U.S. Navy (USN), commanding officer of USS Glacier during Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz) 1964 and 1965.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Vaughan Promontory 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
Vaughan Promontory information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Vaughan Promontory should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.