This page presents the geographical name data for Olson Peaks 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): Olson Peaks
Feature Class (see definition): Range
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 11078
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
79° 16' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
160° 05' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -79.2666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 160.0833333
Elevation (see definition): 1335
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965
Description (see definition): Two close-lying peaks, the higher 1,335 m, standing 4 mi W of Cape Lankester on the N side of Bertoglio Glacier. Mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Gary D. Olson, a member of the U.S. Army aviation support unit for Topo North and Topo South (1961-62) which conducted the tellurometer surveys.
Date Created (see definition): No data
Date Edited (see definition): No data