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

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 12433

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 48' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 162° 19' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.8

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 162.3166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962

Description (see definition): A prominent bluff immediately S of Trepidation Glacier on the E side of the Skelton Glacier. The bluff is distinguished by a dike consisting of igneous rock against a black background of the intruded sediments. The descriptive name was given in 1957 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE), 1956-58.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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