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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1944

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 17' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 036° 17' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.2833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -36.2833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): Point on the E side of Godthul, close SW of Cape George on the N coast of South Georgia. The name appears on a chart showing the results of a survey by DI personnel in 1929, and is probably for A.C. Briggs, a member of the survey party.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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