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

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 17593

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 38' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 164° 10' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.6333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 164.1666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): A projecting rock headland at the S end of Scott Coast, 11 mi SE of the summit of Mount Morning. The feature rises to over 200 m and overlooks Ross Ice Shelf midway between Eastface Nunatak and Birthday Bluffs. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1999) after Nelia W. Dunbar, Department of Geoscience, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, who made geological investigations at nearby Mount Erebus, Allan Hills, Mount Takahe, and Crary Mountains.

Date Created (see definition): 12/28/1999

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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