Feature Name (see definition): Riley Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 12652

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 70° 03' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 20' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.05

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.3333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): Heavily crevassed glacier, 14 mi long and 17 mi wide, flowing westward from the W side of Palmer Land into George VI Sound between the Traverse Mountains and Mount Dixey. First sighted and surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1949 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and named for Quintin T.P.M. Riley, assistant meteorologist of the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data