This page presents the geographical name data for Jaeger Hills 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): Jaeger Hills
Feature Class (see definition): Range
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 7445
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
75° 30' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
065° 40' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -75.5
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.6666667
Elevation (see definition): 1000
Decision Year (see definition): No data
Description (see definition): A group of hills and nunataks, rising to c. 1,000 m and running NE-SW for 24 mi between Matthews Glacier and McCaw Ridge on the Orville Coast, Ellsworth Land. The feature was mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) aerial photographs, 1961-67. It was visited in 1977-78 by a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geological party, led by Peter D. Rowley, and named after Commander James W. Jaeger, USN, Commanding Officer, Antarctic Development Squadron Six, 1977-78, and command pilot of the LC-130 aircraft in support of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) party.
Date Created (see definition): No data
Date Edited (see definition): No data