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This page presents the geographical name data for
Polaris Peak 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):
Polaris Peak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
11916
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
84° 39' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
172° 40' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-84.65
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-172.6666667
Elevation
(see definition):
970
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
A rounded peak (970 m) rising 4 mi SW of Mount Roth in the Gabbro Hills, Queen Maud Mountains. So named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1963-64) because they drove a Polaris motor toboggan to the summit.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Polaris Peak 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
Polaris Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Polaris Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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