Feature Name (see definition): McCleary Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9651

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
79° 33' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
156° 50' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -79.55

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 156.8333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): A broad glacier about 10 mi long, draining southward into Darwin Glacier just W of Tentacle Ridge. Mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for George McCleary, public information officer on the staff of the U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer (1959-61), whose labors helped to start the Bulletin of the U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer (USAPO).

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data