This page presents the geographical name data for
Shoemaker 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):
Shoemaker Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13763
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
73° 47' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
164° 45' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-73.7833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
164.75
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1969
Description
(see definition):
A tributary glacier in the Southern Cross Mountains, flowing E along the S side of Daley Hills to Aviator Glacier, in Victoria Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant (later Captain) Brian H. Shoemaker, U.S. Navy (USN), helicopter pilot with Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1967.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Shoemaker 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
Shoemaker Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Shoemaker Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.