This page presents the geographical name data for
David 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):
David Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3554
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
75° 19' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
162° 00' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-75.3166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
162
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
A glacier over 60 mi long, flowing E from the polar plateau through the Prince Albert Mountains to the coast of Victoria Land. It enters Ross Sea between Cape Philippi and Cape Reynolds to form the floating Drygalski Ice Tongue. Discovered by Ernest Shackleton's "Northern Party," November 1908, under the leadership of Prof. T.W. Edgeworth David, of Sydney University, for whom the feature was named.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
David 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
David Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
David Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.