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

Feature Class (see definition): Basin

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13031

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 76° 54' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 161° 07' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -76.9

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 161.1166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1993

Description (see definition): The larger and eastern of two closely spaced frozen ponds in the floor of Alatna Valley, Convoy Range, in Victoria Land. The name is one of a group in Convoy Range reflecting a nautical theme. Named after this traditional naval beverage by a 1989-90 New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field party.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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