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Feature Name (see definition): Lofgren Peninsula Feature Class (see definition): Cape Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 8963 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 12' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 096° 04' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.2 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -96.0666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960 Description (see definition): An ice-covered peninsula about 22 mi long, projecting between Cadwalader and Morgan Inlets on the NE side of Thurston Island. Discovered in helicopter flights from the USS Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Charles E. Lofgren, personnel officer with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1928-30. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Lofgren Peninsula 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 Lofgren Peninsula information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lofgren Peninsula should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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