This page presents the geographical name data for
Kester Peaks 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):
Kester Peaks
Feature Class
(see definition):
Range
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7889
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
82° 49' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
048° 23' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-82.8166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-48.3833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1968
Description
(see definition):
Three aligned rock peaks standing together 5 mi S of Mount Malville on the E side of 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 Larry T. Kester, photographer with U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1964.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Kester Peaks 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
Kester Peaks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Kester Peaks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.