Feature Name (see definition): Skytrain Ice Rise

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 14000

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 79° 40' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 078° 30' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -79.6666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.5

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1968

Description (see definition): A large, flattish, peninsula-like ice rise of about 50 mi extent, extending from the vicinity of Meyer Hills in the Heritage Range eastward into the Ronne Ice Shelf. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the LC-47 Douglas Skytrain airplane (also called R4D and Dakota), used extensively in the supply and placement of U.S. field personnel in Antarctica beginning with U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47, and continuing into the late 1960s.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data