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Feature Name (see definition): Carey Glacier Feature Class (see definition): Glacier Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 2429 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 53' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 083° 55' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.8833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -83.9166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961 Description (see definition): A glacier on the E side of Miller Peak in the S end of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains, flowing SE to Minnesota Glacier. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant David W. Carey, pilot with U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VX-6, who was killed in the crash of a P2V Neptune airplane at McMurdo Sound in October 1956. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Carey 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 Carey Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Carey Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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