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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13664

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 20' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 27' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.3333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.45

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): A glacier flowing N to the head of Lallemand Fjord, close E of the Boyle Mountains, in Graham Land. Mapped by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1948-59. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Robert P. Sharp, American geologist who has undertaken numerous studies on glaciers and their flow.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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