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This page presents the geographical name data for
Moffett 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):
Moffett Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
10113
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
85° 52' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
161° 00' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-85.8666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-161
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1950
Description
(see definition):
A tributary glacier, 13 mi long, flowing E from Rawson Plateau to enter Amundsen Glacier just S of Mount Benjamin, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd on the South Pole flight of Nov. 28-29, 1929, and named by him for R. Admiral William A. Moffett, U.S. Navy (USN), first Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Department of the Navy.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Moffett 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
Moffett Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Moffett Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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