Feature Name (see definition): Montgolfier Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 10179

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 47' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 15' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.7833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.25

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): Glacier flowing to Piccard Cove between Rozier and Woodbury Glaciers on the W coast of Graham Land. Mapped by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Joseph M. Montgolfier (1740-1810) and his brother Etienne J. Montgolfier (1745-1799), French papermakers, inventors of the hot-air balloon, 1782-83, and pioneer balloonists.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data