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

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9223

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 32' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 05' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.5333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.0833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): A point on the SE coast of Adelaide Island, 2 mi NE of Rothera Point. Surveyed by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1961-62, and by a Royal Navy (RN) Hydrographic Survey Unit from His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Endurance, 1976-77. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1978 for Donald C. Mackay, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) builder, Halley Station, 1972-73, Signy Island, 1974-75, and Rothera Station, 1976-78.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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