This page presents the geographical name data for
Whitmore Mountains 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):
Whitmore Mountains
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
16548
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
82° 35' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
104° 30' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-82.5833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-104.5
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1962
Description
(see definition):
An isolated group of mountains in West Antarctica, consisting of three mountains and a cluster of nunataks extending over 15 miles. The group was visited and surveyed on Jan. 2, 1959, by William H. Chapman, cartographer with the Horlick Mountains Traverse Party (1958-59). Named by Chapman for George D. Whitmore, Chief Topographic Engineer, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who was a member of the Working Group on Cartography of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Whitmore Mountains 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
Whitmore Mountains information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Whitmore Mountains should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.