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

Feature Class (see definition): Channel

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 5866

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 05' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 101° 13' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.0833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 101.2166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): Narrow channel extending in an E-W direction between the Mariner Islands and Booth Peninsula in the central portion of the Highjump Archipelago. Mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for G.C. Gossard, Jr., air crewman on U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp photographic flights in this area and other coastal areas between 14° and 164° east longitude.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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