This page presents the geographical name data for
Castillo 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):
Castillo Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2506
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
75° 30' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
141° 18' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-75.5
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-141.3
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1972
Description
(see definition):
An ice-covered point which marks the east side of the terminus of Land Glacier on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Rudy Castillo, aerographer, U.S. Navy (USN), with the Marie Byrd Land Survey party and at Hallett Station, respectively, during Operation Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Castillo 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
Castillo Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Castillo Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.