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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 6294

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 25' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 146° 00' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.4166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -146

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947

Description (see definition): Glacier on the NE side of the Haines Mountains, flowing NW for about 40 mi to Sulzberger Ice Shelf in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered in 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), and named by Byrd for John Hays Hammond, American mining engineer and philanthropist.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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