This page presents the geographical name data for Dismal Mountains 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): Dismal Mountains
Feature Class (see definition): Summit
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 3900
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
68° 05' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
055° 25' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.0833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 55.4166667
Elevation (see definition): No data
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961
Description (see definition): Group of nunataks about 35 mi SW of Rayner Peak. Photographed from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) aircraft in 1956, and surveyed by G.A. Knuckey during a dog-sledge journey from Amundsen Bay to Mawson Station in December 1958. So named because the mountains are frequently shrouded in clouds.
Date Created (see definition): No data
Date Edited (see definition): No data