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This page presents the geographical name data for
Spermwhale Ridge 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):
Spermwhale Ridge
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
14350
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
65° 47' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
062° 48' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.7833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-62.8
Elevation
(see definition):
800
Decision Year
(see definition):
No data
Description
(see definition):
A sharp-crested ridge rising to c. 800 m and flanking the S side of Flask Glacier W of Bulkington Pass, on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1987. One of several names in this area from Melville's Moby Dick, reflecting a whaling theme.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Spermwhale Ridge 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
Spermwhale Ridge information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Spermwhale Ridge should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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