This page presents the geographical name data for
Crosse Passage 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):
Crosse Passage
Feature Class
(see definition):
Channel
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3341
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 47' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
068° 55' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.7833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-68.9166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1964
Description
(see definition):
Small passage leading SE from Adelaide Anchorage between Henkes Islands and Skeen Rocks, off the S end of Adelaide Island. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963 for Lieutenant Commander Anthony G. Crosse, Royal Navy (RN), First Lieutenant of His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Protector used by the Hydrographic Survey Unit in charting this area in 1961-63.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Crosse Passage 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
Crosse Passage information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Crosse Passage should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.