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This page presents the geographical name data for
Farrington Ridge 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):
Farrington Ridge
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4788
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
73° 35' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
094° 20' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-73.5833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-94.3333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1963
Description
(see definition):
An isolated linear ridge, 1.5 mi long, with continuous rock exposure along the crest, located 2 mi NNW of Forbidden Rocks in the Jones Mountains. Mapped by the University of Minnesota-Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61, who named it for Lieutenant Robert L. Farrington, U.S. Navy (USN), co-pilot of the LC-47 Dakota aircraft that made the first landing in the Jones Mountains, Dec. 9, 1960.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Farrington Ridge 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
Farrington Ridge information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Farrington Ridge should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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