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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 15919

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 01' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 003° 58' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.0166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 3.9666667

Elevation (see definition): 2285

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

Description (see definition): A bare peak, 2,285 m, standing 1 mi SE of Hoggestabben Butte in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (NorAE) (1956-60) and named Vedkosten (the wooden broom).

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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