This page presents the geographical name data for
Austin Valley 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):
Austin Valley
Feature Class
(see definition):
Valley
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
748
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
73° 30' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
093° 21' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-73.5
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-93.35
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1963
Description
(see definition):
A small ice-filled valley at the E side of Avalanche Ridge, in the Jones Mountains. Mapped by the University of Minnesota-Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Jerry W. Austin, aviation machinist's mate of U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VX-6, a crew member on pioneering flights of LC-47 Dakota aircraft from Byrd Station to the Eights Coast area in November 1961.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Austin Valley 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
Austin Valley information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Austin Valley should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.