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

Feature Class (see definition): Valley

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 17483

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 18' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 20' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.3

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.3333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1999

Description (see definition): A valley, 1.1 mi NW of Fossil Bluff Base and bounded to the N by Eros Glacier. It is mostly snow and ice free with a central meltwater stream. The feature has been referred to as Hollow Valley in scientific reports in the early 1960s, and is sometimes referred to today as Happy Valley. The name Belemnite Valley was proposed due to the preponderance of Belemnites found in the exposed rock in the valley.

Date Created (see definition): 01/21/1999

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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