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

Feature Class (see definition): Range

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 408

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 84° 30' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 00' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -84.5

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1968

Description (see definition): An irregular group of hills, ridges and peaks between Mackin Table and the Thomas Hills in the Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) at the suggestion of Captain Finn Ronne, U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR), leader at Ellsworth Station, 1957. As Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1954-55, Robert Anderson had responsibilities for U.S. operations in Antarctica.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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