This page presents the geographical name data for
Flag 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):
Flag Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4980
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
64° 49' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
063° 31' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.8166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-63.5166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1951
Description
(see definition):
Point which lies 0.3 mi ESE of Damoy Point and forms the N side of the entrance to Port Lockroy, Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1903-05, under Charcot. Named by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1944. When the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) base at Port Lockroy was established in 1944, a metal Union Jack was erected on this point.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Flag 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
Flag Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Flag Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.