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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9469

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 06' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 058° 08' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.1

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -58.1333333

Elevation (see definition): 10

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952

Description (see definition): Rock 10 m high, lying in King George Bay 2 mi NNW of Lions Rump, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted in 1937 by DI personnel on the Discovery II, who named it after the fortified towers by that name.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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