This page presents the geographical name data for
Support Force 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):
Support Force Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
14818
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
82° 45' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
046° 30' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-82.75
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-46.5
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1968
Description
(see definition):
A major glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northward between the Forrestal Range and Argentina Range to Ronne Ice Shelf. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, which provided logistical support for the U.S. Antarctic Research Program during this period.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Support Force 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
Support Force Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Support Force Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.