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

Feature Class (see definition): Stream

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 5555

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 75° 30' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 163° 00' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -75.5

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 163

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): An inlet along the coast of Victoria Land, formed between the cliffs of the Drygalski Ice Tongue on the north and Lamplugh Island and the seaward extension of Clarke Glacier on the south. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE), 1901-04, under Scott, who named it after Sir Archibald Geikie (Geikie Glacier q.v.), who gave much assistance in preparing the expedition.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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