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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 46' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 31' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.7666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.5166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 12/31/1952

Description (see definition): Glacier 8 mi long, which lies close E of Gould Glacier and flows in a southerly direction into Mill Inlet, on the E coast of Graham Land. Charted by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) during December 1947. Named by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) for Bjarne Aagaard, Norwegian authority on Antarctic whaling and exploration.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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