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

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9196

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 32' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 061° 11' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.5333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -61.1833333

Elevation (see definition): 435

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947

Description (see definition): Headland which rises to 435 m, forming the S side of the entrance to Odom Inlet, on the E coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by members of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) who explored this area by land and from the air in 1940, and named for J.E. MacDonald, field representative and secretary of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS).

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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