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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3065

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 19' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 170° 13' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.3166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 170.2166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): Point marking the W side of the entrance to Willett Cove and the S end of Seabee Hook, a low recurved spit 1.5 mi WSW of Cape Hallett, on the coast of Victoria Land. Surveyed in January 1956 by members of U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz) I aboard the icebreaker USS Edisto, and so named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) because of its close association with Seabee Hook.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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