This page presents the geographical name data for Parpen Crags 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): Parpen Crags
Feature Class (see definition): Cliff
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 11381
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
60° 35' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
045° 49' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.5833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -45.8166667
Elevation (see definition): No data
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956
Description (see definition): Precipitous, isolated rock face, near the head of Norway Bight on the S side of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) following survey by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1948-50. Parpen is a term used in masonry to denote a stone extending through the thickness of a wall.
Date Created (see definition): No data
Date Edited (see definition): No data