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

Feature Class (see definition): Gap

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 4333

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 15' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 070° 20' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.25

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.3333333

Elevation (see definition): 500

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): A pass at c. 500 m through the Walton Mountains (q.v.), southward of Mount McArthur, on Alexander Island. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Christopher W. Edwards, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geologist at Stonington Island, 1973-75, who mapped this area.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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