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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 669

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 48' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 012° 44' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.8

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 12.7333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1970

Description (see definition): Two small rock outcrops lying 4 mi SE of Mount Ramenskiy in the SE extremity of the Wohlthat Mountains. Plotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (NorAE), 1956-60, and named for Astor Ernstsen, a meteorologist with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (NorAE), 1958-59.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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