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Feature Name (see definition): Britannia Range Feature Class (see definition): Range Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1960 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 80° 05' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 158° 00' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -80.0833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 158 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): A range of mountains bounded by the Hatherton and Darwin Glaciers on the north and the Byrd Glacier on the south, westward of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) (1901-04) under Scott. Named after His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Britannia, a vessel utilized as a naval college in England, which had been attended by several officers of Scott's expedition. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Britannia Range 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 Britannia Range information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Britannia Range should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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