This page presents the geographical name data for
Kannheiser 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):
Kannheiser Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7753
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
72° 10' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
101° 42' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-72.1666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-101.7
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1960
Description
(see definition):
Glacier about 4 mi long, lying 12 mi ESE of Cape Flying Fish on Thurston Island and flowing S into Abbot Ice Shelf. First delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander William Kannheiser, USN, helicopter pilot aboard the USS Glacier, who explored and photographed new Thurston Island features in February 1960.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Kannheiser 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
Kannheiser Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Kannheiser Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.