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Feature Name (see definition): Misthound Cirque Feature Class (see definition): Basin Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 10072 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 79° 46' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 156° 12' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -79.7666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 156.2 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1968 Description (see definition): A cirque forming a large embayment in the E side of Haskell Ridge in the Darwin Mountains. It is the type locality for the Misthound Coal measures, a formation of the Beacon Sequence of the Darwin Mountains. So named by Victoria University's Antarctic Expeditions (VUWAE), 1962-63, because of the eerie bleakness and often mist-filled floor of the cirque, which contains many peculiarly shaped boulders resembling large dogs. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Misthound Cirque 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 Misthound Cirque information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Misthound Cirque should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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