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

Feature Class (see definition): Gap

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3459

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 83° 50' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 160° 35' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -83.8333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 160.5833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): A low pass in the Queen Elizabeth Range, to the E of Peletier Plateau. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) because the pass was used by a Dakota R4D (new designation Skytrain C-47) plane on a reconnaissance flight into the area.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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