Feature Name (see definition): Aphrodite Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 521

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 47' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 32' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.7833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.5333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962

Description (see definition): A glacier 15 mi long flowing N to the E coast of Antarctic Peninsula 3 mi W of Victory Nunatak. The lower portion of the feature was first plotted by W.L.G. Joerg from aerial photographs taken by Sir Hubert Wilkins in Dec. 1928 and Lincoln Ellsworth in Nov. 1935. The glacier was subsequently photographed by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in Dec. 1947 (Trimetrogon air photography) and surveyed by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in Dec. 1958 and Nov. 1960. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) after Aphrodite, goddess of love in Greek mythology.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data