This page presents the geographical name data for Grand Chasms 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): Grand Chasms
Feature Class (see definition): Valley
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 5934
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
78° 35' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
039° 30' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.5833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -39.5
Elevation (see definition): No data
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962
Description (see definition): Two or more deep crevasses in the Filchner Ice Shelf, extending W for an unknown distance from 37W, close W of Touchdown Hills. The feature is the most notable crevassed area on the Filchner Ice Shelf, roughly 60 mi long and from 0.25 to 3 mi wide. Discovered by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE), 1955-58. During 1957 it was examined by a U.S. party from Ellsworth Station led by Dr. Edward Thiel, who applied the descriptive name.
Date Created (see definition): No data
Date Edited (see definition): No data