This page presents the geographical name data for
Ruppert Coast 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):
Ruppert Coast
Feature Class
(see definition):
Beach
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13050
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
75° 45' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
141° 00' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-75.75
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-141
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
That portion of the coast of Marie Byrd Land between Brennan Point and Cape Burks. Named by R. Admiral Byrd for Col. Jacob Ruppert of New York, a supporter of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) (1933-35) that made the first aerial reconnaissance flight along this coast. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) completely mapped the coast from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Ruppert Coast 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
Ruppert Coast information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Ruppert Coast should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.