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Kirkby Glacier: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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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.


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