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Feature Name (see definition): Astapenko Glacier Feature Class (see definition): Glacier Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 664 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 70° 40' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 163° 00' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.6666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 163 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1964 Description (see definition): Glacier, 11 mi long, draining the N and NE slopes of Stanwix Peak in the Bowers Mountains and flowing ENE to Ob' Bay. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Pavel D. Astapenko, Soviet IGY observer, a Weather Central meteorologist at Little America V in 1958. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Astapenko 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 Astapenko Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Astapenko Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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