This page presents the geographical name data for
Anderson Icefalls 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 Icefalls
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
409
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
71° 21' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
169° 00' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-71.35
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
169
Elevation
(see definition):
30
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1949
Description
(see definition):
Icefalls at the lower end of Pitkevitch Glacier terminating in a cliff face 30 m high, located just SE of Atkinson Cliffs along the N coast of Victoria Land. Charted in 1911 by Commander Victor L.A. Campbell's Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1910-13. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE) probably for Mr. Anderson of the firm, John Anderson and Sons, Engineers, who owned Lyttelton Foundry, and took great interest in the expedition.
Date Created
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No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Anderson Icefalls 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 Icefalls information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Anderson Icefalls should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.