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This page presents the geographical name data for
Durham, Mount 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):
Durham, Mount
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4181
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
85° 33' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
151° 12' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-85.55
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-151.2
Elevation
(see definition):
860
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1956
Description
(see definition):
A mainly ice-free mountain, 860 m, standing at the E side of the mouth of Scott Glacier and marking the NW limit of the Tapley Mountains in the Queen Maud Mountains. First observed in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) geological party under Laurence Gould. The mountain was climbed in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) geological party under Quin Blackburn, and was named by Byrd after Durham, NH, seat of the University of New Hampshire and home of Stuart D.L. Paine, a member of the latter party.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Durham, Mount 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
Durham, Mount information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Durham, Mount should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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