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Feature Name (see definition): Hansen Spur Feature Class (see definition): Ridge Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 6340 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 86° 13' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 159° 33' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -86.2166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -159.55 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1967 Description (see definition): A spur, 8 mi long, descending from the NW side of Nilsen Plateau of the Queen Maud Mountains and terminating at the edge of Amundsen Glacier just E of Olsen Crags. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Ludvig Hansen, a member of the sea party aboard the Fram on Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount L. Hansen," a name applied for an unidentified mountain in the general area. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Hansen Spur 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 Hansen Spur information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hansen Spur should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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