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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 10704

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 31' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 169° 41' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.5166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 169.6833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947

Description (see definition): Glacier, 4 mi long, discharging into the W side of Robertson Bay just W of Calf Point, northern Victoria Land. First charted by the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1898-1900, under C.E. Borchgrevink, who named it for Prof. Yngvar Nielsen of Christiania University, Norway.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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