This page presents the geographical name data for
Calkin 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):
Calkin Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2308
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
77° 46' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
162° 17' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-77.7666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
162.2833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1964
Description
(see definition):
Glacier just W of Sentinel Peak, flowing N from the Kukri Hills toward the terminus of Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land. Charted by the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE) under Scott, 1910-13. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Parker Calkin, U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geologist who made investigations in the area during 1960-61 and 1961-62.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Calkin 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
Calkin Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Calkin Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.