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

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2456

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 28' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 162° 41' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.4666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 162.6833333

Elevation (see definition): 1310

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1970

Description (see definition): A rock crag, 1,310 m, in the NW extremity of Lanterman Range, Bowers Mountains, overlooking the junction of Sledgers Glacier and the Rennick Glacier. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James J. Carnes U.S. Navy (USN), chief electrician's mate with the McMurdo Station winter party, 1967.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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