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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 10037

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 86° 14' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 129° 56' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -86.2333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -129.9333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1967

Description (see definition): A prominent peak standing 2 mi N of Cleveland Mesa, at the E end of Watson Escarpment. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Harold D. Mink, utilitiesman with the wintering parties at Byrd Station in 1962 and 1966.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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