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Feature Name (see definition): Franca Glacier Feature Class (see definition): Glacier Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 5233 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 23' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 065° 34' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.3833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.5666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): No data Description (see definition): A glacier flowing NE into the head of Solberg Inlet, Bowman Coast, to the S of Houser Peak. The glacier was photographed from the air by U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), 1940, U.S. Navy, 1966, and was surveyed by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1946-48. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 after Dr. Fernando E. Franca, Medical Officer and Station Manager, Palmer Station, 1974. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Franca 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 Franca Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Franca Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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