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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 8150

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 82° 33' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 159° 52' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -82.55

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 159.8666667

Elevation (see definition): 1300

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): Raft-like nunatak, 1,300 m, surmounting the Cooper Icefalls in the center of Nimrod Glacier. Seen by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) and named after the raft Kon-Tiki which drifted across the Pacific Ocean from E to W in 1947.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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