Feature Name (see definition): Black Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1451

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 40' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 164° 42' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.6666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 164.7

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1964

Description (see definition): A broad tributary to the Lillie Glacier flowing NE, marking the SE extent of the Bowers Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert F. Black, geologist, University of Wisconsin, project leader for Antarctic patterned ground studies, who carried out research in the McMurdo Sound region during several summer seasons in the 1960's.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data