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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 15973

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 74° 42' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 136° 15' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.7

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -136.25

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1974

Description (see definition): Point marking the W side of the entrance to Siniff Bay on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) W.F. Verleger, U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR), Master of the Jacob Ruppert on the first trip to Bay of Whales (1933) during Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1933-35.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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