This page presents the geographical name data for
Damocles 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):
Damocles Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3487
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
69° 39' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
069° 21' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69.65
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69.35
Elevation
(see definition):
60
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1955
Description
(see definition):
Point on the E coast of Alexander Island, 3 mi ESE of the S summit of Mount Tyrrell. A small rock exposure near sea level is surmounted by a 60 m ice cliff. First photographed from the air in 1937 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Surveyed in 1948 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and so named by them because the ice cliff overhanging the spot where geological specimens were collected seemed like the sword of Damocles.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Damocles 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
Damocles Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Damocles Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.