This page presents the geographical name data for
Driscoll 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):
Driscoll Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4084
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
82° 59' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
168° 00' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-82.9833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
168
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
Point forming the E side of the entrance to Wise Bay, overlooking the Ross Ice Shelf. Mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys (1961-62) and Navy air photos (1960). Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after C.E. Driscoll, Master of the U.S. Naval Ship (USNS) Private Joseph F. Merrell during U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz) 1963.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Driscoll 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
Driscoll Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Driscoll Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.