Feature Name (see definition): Kosar Point

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 8166

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 08' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 073° 07' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.1333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -73.1166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

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Description (see definition): Snow-covered point forming the W end of Eroica Peninsula, SW Alexander Island. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947 and mapped from these photographs by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1967-68 and from Landsat imagery taken 1972-73. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander William S. Kosar, U.S. Navy (USN), assigned to the Division of Polar Programs, NSF, as aviation projects officer, 1975-77. He was instrumental in modifying LC-130 aircraft to provide longer range in support of extensive radio echo sounding missions.

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