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

Feature Class (see definition): Basin

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 18173

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 79° 47' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 156° 25' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -79.7833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 156.4166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/2001

Description (see definition): A steep sided, moraine floored cirque on the E side of Colosseum Ridge, Darwin Mountains. The large well formed amphitheater is near the head of the glacier-filled enclave W of Richardson Hill. So named because this cirque and four others on the ridge bear a striking resemblance to the Colosseum in Rome.

Date Created (see definition): 12/23/2002

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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