This page presents the geographical name data for
Johnson Nunataks 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):
Johnson Nunataks
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7598
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
85° 02' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
092° 30' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-85.0333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-92.5
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1962
Description
(see definition):
Two isolated rock crags, or nunataks, which lie 3 mi W of Reed Ridge, along the NW side of Ford Massif in the Thiel Mountains. The name was proposed by Peter Bermel and Arthur Ford, co-leaders of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Thiel Mountains party which surveyed these mountains in 1960-61. Named for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologist Charles G. Johnson who, working from aboard the Glacier, studied the Beaufort Island and Cape Bird areas during 1958-59.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Johnson Nunataks 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
Johnson Nunataks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Johnson Nunataks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.