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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3063

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 81° 06' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 160° 13' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -81.1

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 160.2166667

Elevation (see definition): 1330

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): An ice-covered prominence, 1,330 m, the highest feature in the Darley Hills, standing 5 mi W of Gentile Point, between the Ross Ice Shelf and Nursery Glacier. So named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960-61) because it was here that the party carried out the first astro fix of the journey.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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