This page presents the geographical name data for
Mohn Peaks 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):
Mohn Peaks
Feature Class
(see definition):
Range
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
10120
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
73° 07' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
061° 15' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-73.1166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-61.25
Elevation
(see definition):
1230
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1953
Description
(see definition):
Two ice-covered peaks, the northern and southern 1,275 m and 1,230 m, respectively, standing 9 mi WSW of the head of Mason Inlet, on the E coast of Palmer Land. First seen and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS). During 1947 the peaks were photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne, who in conjunction with the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted them from the ground. Named by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) for Henrik Mohn.
Date Created
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No data
Date Edited
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No data
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Mohn Peaks 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
Mohn Peaks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Mohn Peaks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.