This page presents the geographical name data for
Davis Ice Piedmont 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):
Davis Ice Piedmont
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3586
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
70° 38' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
166° 16' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-70.6333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
166.2666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1970
Description
(see definition):
An ice piedmont about 10 mi long and 4 mi wide, located along the N side of Missen Ridge on the N coast of Victoria Land. The name "Cape Davis," after John E. Davis, Second Master of the James C. Ross in 1841. Since no significant cape exists here, the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) and New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) have reapplied the name Davis to this ice piedmont.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Davis Ice Piedmont 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
Davis Ice Piedmont information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Davis Ice Piedmont should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.