This page presents the geographical name data for
Adams Fjord 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):
Adams Fjord
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bay
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
65
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 50' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
050° 30' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.8333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
50.5
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1973
Description
(see definition):
A fjord about 13 mi long in the NE part of Amundsen Bay, just S of Mount Riiser-Larsen. Photographed and mapped from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) aircraft during 1956. An Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) party led by Phillip Law entered the fjord by motor launch from the Thala Dan on Feb. 14, 1958 and made a landing at the foot of Mount Riiser-Larsen. Named by ANCA for Ian L. Adams, Officer-in-Charge at Mawson Station in 1958.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Adams Fjord 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
Adams Fjord information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Adams Fjord should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.