This page presents the geographical name data for Moore Dome 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): Moore Dome
Feature Class (see definition): Summit
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 10208
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
74° 20' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
111° 20' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.3333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -111.3333333
Elevation (see definition): 700
Decision Year (see definition): No data
Description (see definition): An ice dome, circular in plan and of 15 mi extent, rising to 700 m and forming the NW portion of Bear Peninsula, on Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp in 1947 and U.S. Navy (USN) in 1966. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 after Captain Robert G. Moore, USCG, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Burton Island, with operations in the Ross Sea, Pine Island Bay and Antarctic Peninsula areas during the 1974-75 season.
Date Created (see definition): No data
Date Edited (see definition): No data