This page presents the geographical name data for
Hodges Point 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):
Hodges Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
6846
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 21' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
065° 03' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.35
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.05
Elevation
(see definition):
960
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1975
Description
(see definition):
A rocky point terminating in an impressive black cliff, lying 6 mi ENE of Cape Northrop on the E coast of Graham Land. Twin summits on the point rise to 940 m and 960 m. The feature was photographed by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. Mapped by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) 1947-48. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Ben Hodges, General Assistant with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Larsen Ice Shelf party, 1963-64.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Hodges Point 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
Hodges Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Hodges Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.