This page presents the geographical name data for
Kay Nunatak 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):
Kay Nunatak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7797
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
68° 41' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
064° 40' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-68.6833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.6666667
Elevation
(see definition):
500
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1953
Description
(see definition):
Dark rocky nunatak rising to 500 m, situated at the S side of Mobiloil Inlet and forming the northernmost outlier of Hitchcock Heights, on the E coast of Antarctic Peninsula. The nunatak was photographed from the air by Sir Hubert Wilkins on Dec. 20, 1928, and by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935. Named in 1952 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John D. Kay of the American Geographical Society, who by utilizing these photographs assisted in constructing the first reconnaissance map of this area.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Kay Nunatak 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
Kay Nunatak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Kay Nunatak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.