This page presents the geographical name data for
Wright Upper 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):
Wright Upper Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
16817
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
77° 32' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
160° 35' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-77.5333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
160.5833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1962
Description
(see definition):
An ice apron at the upper W end of Wright Valley formed by a glacier flowing E from the inland ice plateau. Named by the Victoria University's Antarctic Expeditions (VUWAE) (1958-59) for C.S. Wright, a member of the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE) (1910-13), after whom the "Wright Glacier" (now Wright Lower Glacier) was named.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Wright Upper 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
Wright Upper Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Wright Upper Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.