This page presents the geographical name data for
Cartwright Valley 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):
Cartwright Valley
Feature Class
(see definition):
Valley
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
17472
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
77° 29' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
161° 21' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-77.4833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
161.35
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1998
Description
(see definition):
A hanging valley that is for the most part free of ice, lying E of Mount Aeolus in Olympus Range, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1997) after Keros Cartwright, Illinois State Geological Survey, who made hydrogeological studies with Henry Harris (Harris Ledge) in Victoria Valley, Wright Valley, and Taylor Valley during the Dry Valley Drilling Project; 1973-74, 1974-75, and 1975-76 seasons.
Date Created
(see definition):
09/25/1998
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Cartwright Valley 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
Cartwright Valley information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Cartwright Valley should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.