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This page presents the geographical name data for
Vorposten Peak 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):
Vorposten Peak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
16130
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
71° 25' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
015° 31' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-71.4166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
15.5166667
Elevation
(see definition):
1670
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
An isolated peak (1,670 m) about 25 mi NE of the Payer Mountains in central Queen Maud Land. This feature was discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named Vorposten (the outpost) because of its location at the eastern extremity of the area explored by the German expedition.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Vorposten Peak 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
Vorposten Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Vorposten Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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