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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 24

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 70° 48' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 22' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.8

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.3666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): The E extremity of a hook-shaped rock ridge marking the N side of the entrance to Ablation Valley on the E coast of Alexander Island. First photographed from the air on Nov. 23, 1935, by Lincoln Ellsworth and mapped from these photos by W.L.G. Joerg. Roughly surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) and resurveyed in 1949 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) for nearby Ablation Valley.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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