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This page presents the geographical name data for
Whymper Spur 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):
Whymper Spur
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
16560
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
80° 25' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
021° 29' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-80.4166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-21.4833333
Elevation
(see definition):
1250
Decision Year
(see definition):
No data
Description
(see definition):
A rock spur rising to c. 1,250 m eastward of Blanchard Hill in Pioneers Escarpment (q.v.), Shackleton Range. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 after English mountaineer and artist Edward Whymper (1840-1911), who made the first ascent of the Matterhorn, Switzerland, July 14, 1865; designer of the prototype of the Whymper tent, 1861-62.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Whymper Spur 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
Whymper Spur information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Whymper Spur should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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