Feature Name (see definition): Spire, The

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 14385

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 18' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 53' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.3

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.8833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): Isolated rock pinnacle at the NW end of the Blackwall Mountains on the S side of Neny Fjord, Graham Land. Probably first seen by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) sledging parties in 1936-37, though not specifically mapped. First climbed on Jan. 17, 1948 by members of Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE). The name was first used in 1949 by William Latady, aerial photographer with Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE).

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