This page presents the geographical name data for
Buggisch Peak 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):
Buggisch Peak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2121
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
79° 50' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
083° 46' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-79.8333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-83.7666667
Elevation
(see definition):
1445
Decision Year
(see definition):
No data
Description
(see definition):
A peak rising to 1,445 m, 1 mi SW of Lester Peak, Edson Hills, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) aerial photographs, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Werner Buggisch, a German member of the field party (stratigrapher, paleontologist) with the U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Ellsworth Mountains Expedition, 1979-80, led by Gerald F. Webers.
Date Created
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No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Buggisch Peak 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
Buggisch Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Buggisch Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.