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Feature Name (see definition): Beaumont Glacier Feature Class (see definition): Glacier Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1136 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 02' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 00' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.0333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953 Description (see definition): Broad glacier flowing in a NE direction to the SW part of Hilton Inlet, on the E coast of Palmer Land. The U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) discovered and photographed it from the air in 1940. It was resighted in 1947 by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne, who named it for the city of Beaumont, Texas, in recognition of the public support given his expedition by this city and the Tejas Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, at Beaumont. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Beaumont 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 Beaumont Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Beaumont Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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