This page presents the geographical name data for
Axthelm Ridge 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):
Axthelm Ridge
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
788
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
69° 33' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
159° 02' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69.55
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
159.0333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1970
Description
(see definition):
A narrow ridge, 4 mi long, 1.5 mi SE of Parkinson Peak in the Wilson Hills. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Charles E. Axthelm, U.S. Navy (USN), Flag Secretary to the Commander of the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze 1969 and 1970; Executive Officer on the USS Glacier during Deep Freeze 1965 and 1966.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Axthelm Ridge 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
Axthelm Ridge information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Axthelm Ridge should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.