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This page presents the geographical name data for
Parker, Mount 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):
Parker, Mount
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
11368
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
71° 15' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
168° 05' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-71.25
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
168.0833333
Elevation
(see definition):
1260
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1950
Description
(see definition):
A bluff-type mountain (1,260 m) along the W side of Nash Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. The name Mount Parker was given to a mountain in this general vicinity by Captain James Ross, Royal Navy (RN), in 1840, honoring V. Admiral Sir William Parker, a senior naval lord of the Admiralty, 1834-41. For the sake of historical continuity Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) has retained the name for this mountain.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Parker, Mount 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
Parker, Mount information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Parker, Mount should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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