This page presents the geographical name data for
Chapin 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):
Chapin Peak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2627
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
85° 58' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
131° 40' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-85.9666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-131.6666667
Elevation
(see definition):
2170
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1967
Description
(see definition):
A prominent rock peak (2,170 m) on the W side of Reedy Glacier, standing 2 mi SE of Stich Peak in the Quartz Hills. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Howard Chapin, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), pilot with U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1962-63 season.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Chapin 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
Chapin Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Chapin Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.