This page presents the geographical name data for
Brown Scarp 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):
Brown Scarp
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cliff
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2028
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
78° 04' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
161° 24' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-78.0666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
161.4
Elevation
(see definition):
2410
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1995
Description
(see definition):
A narrow wedgelike massif which has a notable southern escarpment but moderate northern slopes. The feature is 1.5 mi long and rises to 2,410 m between Palais Glacier and Waddington Glacier in Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1994 after Arthur J. Brown, Deputy Program Director (1982-90), ITT Antarctic Services, Inc., corporate contractor to NSF in Antarctica; from 1994, Head of Safety, Environment, and Health Implementation Team, Office of Polar Programs, NSF.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Brown Scarp 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
Brown Scarp information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Brown Scarp should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.