This page presents the geographical name data for
Barnes Bluff 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):
Barnes Bluff
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cliff
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
993
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
74° 46' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
110° 19' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-74.7666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-110.3166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
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No data
Description
(see definition):
A projecting portion of Jones Bluffs, 1.5 mi NNE of Eckman Bluff on the E side of Bear Peninsula, Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) aerial photographs taken 1966. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 after Lieutenant Commander John O. Barnes, USN, Air Operations Officer, Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz), 1975-76 and 1976-77; officer in charge of the NSFA winter detachment at McMurdo Station, 1977.
Date Created
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No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Barnes Bluff 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
Barnes Bluff information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Barnes Bluff should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.