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

Feature Class (see definition): Range

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16729

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 85° 45' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 125° 00' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -85.75

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -125

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962

Description (see definition): A major mountain range of the Horlick Mountains, comprising the Wisconsin Plateau and numerous glaciers, ridges and peaks bounded by the Reedy Glacier, Shimizu Ice Stream, Horlick Ice Stream and the interior ice plateau. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1959-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, which has sent numerous researchers to Antarctica.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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