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Hjelmkalven Point: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Hjelmkalven 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): Hjelmkalven Point

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 6815

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 40' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 026° 22' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.6666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 26.3666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): Rocky point on the N side of Vesthjelmen Peak, at the E side of the mouth of Byrdbreen in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1946 from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47. Named Hjelmkalven by the Norwegians.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Hjelmkalven 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 Hjelmkalven Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hjelmkalven Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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