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

Feature Class (see definition): Ridge

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1778

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 76° 37' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 161° 15' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -76.6166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 161.25

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1993

Description (see definition): A medial moraine, 1.5 mi long, off the NE point of Elkhorn Ridge, where Towle Glacier and Northwind Glacier join Fry Glacier, in the Convoy Range, Victoria Land. One of a group of nautical names in Convoy Range; the mapped form of the moraine protrudes like a bowsprit out from the end of Elkhorn Ridge. Named by a 1989-90 New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field party.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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