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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 11740

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 24' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 070° 47' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.4

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 70.7833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961

Description (see definition): A prominent nunatak at the E side of the mouth of Lambert Glacier, situated 20 mi SSW of Manning Nunataks. Sighted on a flight by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) Beaver aircraft over the Amery Ice Shelf on Nov. 2, 1957. Named by ANCA for Flight Sergeant R. Pickering of the RAAF Antarctic Flight at Mawson Station, 1957.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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