This page presents the geographical name data for
Gamage 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):
Gamage Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
5445
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
64° 46' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
064° 04' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.7666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.0666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1975
Description
(see definition):
A rock point that marks the north side of the entrance to Hero Inlet on the southwest side of Anvers Island. The U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Palmer Station is located on this point. The name, applied by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), is in association with Hero Inlet inasmuch as it was the Harvey F. Gamage shipyard in South Bristol, Maine, that built the Research Vessel Hero.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Gamage 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
Gamage Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Gamage Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.