This page presents the geographical name data for
Granite Harbor 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):
Granite Harbor
Feature Class
(see definition):
Harbor
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
5942
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
76° 53' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
162° 44' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-76.8833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
162.7333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
A bay in the coast of Victoria Land, about 14 mi long, entered between Cape Archer and Cape Roberts. Discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) (1901-04) in the Discovery in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship. The name derives from the great granite boulders found on its shores.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Granite Harbor 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
Granite Harbor information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Granite Harbor should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.