This page presents the geographical name data for
Riptide Cirque 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):
Riptide Cirque
Feature Class
(see definition):
Basin
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
12673
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
76° 37' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
160° 51' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-76.6166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
160.85
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1993
Description
(see definition):
A glacial cirque on the S wall of Eastwind Ridge immediately W of Mount Naab, in the Convoy Range, Victoria Land. Icefalls at the head provide the main ice flow into the Towle Glacier. One of the nautical names in Convoy Range. The name was applied by a 1989-90 New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field party to describe the fastest flowing tributary to Towle Glacier.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Riptide 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
Riptide Cirque information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Riptide Cirque should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.