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

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 7936

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 73° 35' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 166° 37' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -73.5833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 166.6166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1969

Description (see definition): A cape along the coast of Victoria Land, forming the seaward end of the rocky west wall of Wylde Glacier where the glacier enters Lady Newnes Bay, Ross Sea. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Geoffrey A. King, ionospheric and geomagnetic scientist at Hallett Station, 1958.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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