Abstract:
The Antarctica Geographic Names Data Base contains geographic names in Antarctica which are approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for use by the Federal Government.
Users may obtain the following information about a selected geographic feature:
* Federally recognized feature name, * Feature type, * Elevation (where available), * Latitude and longitude of the feature location, * Description of the feature including name origin and history, and * Names other than the federally recognized name by which the feature may be or have been known.
A link is provided to a site to site offering a map viewer for graphical display of the feature.
Description:
USGS Geographic Names Information System: Antarctica Online Database.
Service Citation
Originators:
U.S. Geological Survey
Title:
Geographic Names Information System
Provider:
U.S. Geological Survey
URL:
http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/
Name:
GNIS MANAGER
Phone:
(703) 648-4544
Email:
gnis_manager at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
523 National Center City:
Reston
Province or State:
VA
Postal Code:
20192
Country:
USA
Personnel
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2002-05-09
SERF Last Revision Date:
2007-12-20
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