This page presents the geographical name data for
Asher Peak 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):
Asher Peak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
645
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
75° 44' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
129° 11' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-75.7333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-129.1833333
Elevation
(see definition):
2480
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1974
Description
(see definition):
A peak (2,480 m) in the SW portion of Mount Flint in the McCuddin Mountains of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Bill F. Asher, CECS, U.S. Navy (USN), Senior Chief Construction Electrician at Little America V in 1958. He was Nuclear Power Plant Operator and Instrument Maintenance Supervisor with the nuclear power unit at McMurdo Station, 1969.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Asher Peak 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
Asher Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Asher Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.