This page presents the geographical name data for
Clayton Ramparts 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):
Clayton Ramparts
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cliff
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2857
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
80° 44' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
027° 25' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-80.7333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-27.4166667
Elevation
(see definition):
1600
Decision Year
(see definition):
No data
Description
(see definition):
A line of E-W cliffs rising to over 1,600 m at the S margin of Fuchs Dome, Shackleton Range. Surveyed by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE), 1957, photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and further surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968-71. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) after Charles A. Clayton, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) surveyor, Halley Station, 1969-71, who worked in the area.
Date Created
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No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Clayton Ramparts 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
Clayton Ramparts information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
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