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

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 6987

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 54' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 160° 26' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.9

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 160.4333333

Elevation (see definition): 2275

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1993

Description (see definition): A steep bluff at the head of Beacon Valley, rising to 2,275 m to the W of Friedmann Valley in Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. One of a group of names in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB); horizon being the line of sight described by level line of theodolite or level.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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