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

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 11369

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 86° 17' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 145° 38' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -86.2833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -145.6333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): A bold, rounded bluff at the S end of the California Plateau, overlooking Van Reeth Glacier about 5 mi E of Mount Blackburn, in the Queen Maud Mountains. 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 John J. Parker, photographer with U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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