This page presents the geographical name data for
Hofman Hill 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):
Hofman Hill
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
6857
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
77° 55' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
164° 13' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-77.9166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
164.2166667
Elevation
(see definition):
1065
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1992
Description
(see definition):
An ice-free peak, 1,065 m, standing at the N side of the terminus of Blackwelder Glacier, on the Scott Coast, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1992 after Robert J. Hofman, biologist, Marine Mammal Commission, Washington, DC, from 1975; conducted seal studies in 12 visits to Antarctica in the 1960's and 1970's; U.S. Representative to the Scientific Committee for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, 1983-86.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Hofman Hill 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
Hofman Hill information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Hofman Hill should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.