This page presents the geographical name data for
Peterson Icefalls 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):
Peterson Icefalls
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
11670
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
70° 05' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
072° 44' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-70.0833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
72.7333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
A line of icefalls at the terminus of Stevenson Glacier, where the latter enters the east part of Amery Ice Shelf. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by Roscoe for J.C. Peterson, Jr., air crewman on Operation Highjump photographic flights in the area.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Peterson Icefalls 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
Peterson Icefalls information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Peterson Icefalls should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.