This page presents the geographical name data for
Edinburgh Hill 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):
Edinburgh Hill
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4308
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
62° 33' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
060° 01' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-62.55
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-60.0166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1958
Description
(see definition):
Conspicuous volcanic knob forming the N side of the entrance to Moon Bay in the E part of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Photographed and named by Scottish geologist David Ferguson in 1913-14. The feature was renamed High Point in 1935 by DI personnel on the Discovery II but the original name has been approved.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Edinburgh Hill 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
Edinburgh Hill information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Edinburgh Hill should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.