This page presents the geographical name data for
Wilson Piedmont 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):
Wilson Piedmont Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
16689
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
77° 15' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
163° 10' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-77.25
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
163.1666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
A large piedmont glacier extending from Granite Harbor to Marble Point on the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE), 1901-04. The British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1910-13, named the feature for Dr. Edward A. Wilson, surgeon and artist with Scott's first expedition and chief of the scientific staff with the second. Wilson lost his life on the way back from the South Pole with Scott.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Wilson Piedmont 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
Wilson Piedmont Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Wilson Piedmont Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.