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

Feature Class (see definition): Gap

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 7872

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 83° 17' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 050° 30' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -83.2833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -50.5

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1968

Description (see definition): An ice-filled gap connecting the heads of May Valley and Chambers Glacier and marking the divide between Lexington and Saratoga Tables, in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Kenneth K. Kent, electronics technician at Ellsworth Station, winter 1957.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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