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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1481

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 86° 10' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 159° 40' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -86.1666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -159.6666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): A tributary glacier, 8 mi long, which drains a portion of the W slope of Nilsen Plateau. It flows NW along the NE side of Hansen Spur to join Amundsen Glacier. The name was used by both the 1963-64 and 1970-71 Ohio State University field parties at Nilsen Plateau; all the rock walls surrounding this glacier are black in appearance.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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