This page presents the geographical name data for
Fleet Point 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):
Fleet Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
5014
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 37' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
065° 24' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.6166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.4
Elevation
(see definition):
260
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1975
Description
(see definition):
A rocky point 4 mi NW of Tent Nunatak on the E coast of Graham Land. The point has a rocky spine ranging from 260 m to 870 m in height. The point appears in the aerial photographs of several American expeditions: U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41; Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48; U.S. Navy photos, 1968. Mapped by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) 1963-64. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Michael Fleet, General Assistant with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Larsen Ice Shelf party, 1963-64.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Fleet Point 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
Fleet Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Fleet Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.