This page presents the geographical name data for Telescope Peak 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): Telescope Peak
Feature Class (see definition): Summit
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 15069
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
77° 56' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
163° 07' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.9333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 163.1166667
Elevation (see definition): 1270
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1993
Description (see definition): The summit peak (1,270 m) of the E portion of Transit Ridge on the E side of Royal Society Range, in Victoria Land. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Named from the refracting telescope as used in surveying; most commonly used as theodolites.
Date Created (see definition): No data
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