This page presents the geographical name data for
Johns Hopkins 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):
Johns Hopkins Ridge
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7586
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
78° 08' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
162° 28' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-78.1333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
162.4666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1964
Description
(see definition):
A prominent ridge of the Royal Society Range, running northward from Mount Rucker for 6 miles. Mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1963 for the Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore, Maryland, which has sent many researchers to Antarctica, and in association with nearby Carleton and Rutgers Glaciers.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Johns Hopkins 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
Johns Hopkins Ridge information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Johns Hopkins Ridge should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.