This page presents the geographical name data for Lettau 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): Lettau Bluff
Feature Class (see definition): Cliff
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 17733
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
76° 57' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
167° 00' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -76.95
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 167
Elevation (see definition): 200
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/2000
Description (see definition): A rock and ice bluff that forms the central part of the W edge of Beaufort Island. It rises 200 m above Ross Sea. Named after Professor Heinz H. Lettau of the University of Wisconsin, an authority on Antarctic meteorology who was active in the planning and development of the meteorological program and equipment for the U.S. Plateau Station, 1966-68. He co-authored (with Paul C. Dalrymple and Sarah H. Wollaston) an analysis of the 1958 meteorological data from South Pole Station.
Date Created (see definition): 05/19/2000
Date Edited (see definition): No data