Feature Name (see definition): Yamato Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16855

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 25' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 035° 35' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.4166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 35.5833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): A glacier about 6 mi wide, flowing W between Mount Fukushima and Mount Eyskens in the Queen Fabiola Mountains. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE) under Guido Derom, Oct. 7, 1960, and named after an old name of the peninsula of Honshu. Yamato is the symbol of the political unity and the national consciousness of the Japanese people. In November-December 1960, a Japanese field party reached this area and carried out geodetic and other scientific work.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data