This page presents the geographical name data for
Gockel Ridge 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):
Gockel Ridge
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
5781
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
72° 42' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
000° 12' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-72.7
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
0.2
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1970
Description
(see definition):
A ridge extending from Alan Peak to Nupskapa Peak at the S end of the Sverdrup Mountains. The name "Gockel-Kamm" after Wilhelm Gockel, meteorological assistant on the expedition, was given to a ridge in the area by the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) (1938-39) under Alfred Ritscher. The correlation of the name with this ridge may be arbitrary but is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Gockel Ridge 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
Gockel Ridge information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Gockel Ridge should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.