This page presents the geographical name data for
Kirkby 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):
Kirkby Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7989
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
70° 43' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
166° 09' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-70.7166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
166.15
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1964
Description
(see definition):
Glacier 20 mi long that drains the central Anare Mountains and flows NW to the sea just N of Arthurson Bluff, northern Victoria Land. Named by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) for S.L. Kirkby, surveyor on the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) (Thala Dan) cruise of 1962 along this coast.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Kirkby 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
Kirkby Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Kirkby Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.