This page presents the geographical name data for
Lynch Point 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):
Lynch Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
9170
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
75° 05' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
137° 44' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-75.0833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-137.7333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
Rocky point at the seaward end of the peninsula between Frostman Glacier and Hull Glacier on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Photographed from U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) aircraft on Dec. 18, 1940. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Ensign William R. Lynch II, U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR), Damage Control Officer aboard USS Glacier in exploring these coastal waters, 1961 -62.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Lynch Point 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
Lynch Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Lynch Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.