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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13835

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 55' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 025° 31' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.9166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 25.5166667

Elevation (see definition): 2215

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): Peak, 2,215 m, standing on the N side of Glitrefonna Glacier in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp 1946-47 and named for Erik Simensen, photographic expert with the Lars Christensen Expedition to this area 1936-37.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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