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

Feature Class (see definition): Area

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13460

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 42' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 05' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.7

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.0833333

Elevation (see definition): 1500

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): A group of rounded hills rising to c. 1,500 m S of Seward Mountains in SW Palmer Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by the U.S. Navy, 1966-69. Surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1974-75. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 after Roger J. Scott, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) surveyor, Stonington Island, 1973-75, who was in charge of the survey party in this area.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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