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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 7565

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 52' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 161° 11' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.8666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 161.1833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): An isolated, ridgelike outcropping of rocks about 4 mi long, standing 15 mi S of Mount Weihaupt in the S extremity of the Outback Nunataks. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Karl R. Johannessen, meteorologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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