This page presents the geographical name data for
Myers 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):
Myers Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
10449
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
72° 16' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
100° 07' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-72.2666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-100.1166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1960
Description
(see definition):
Valley glacier about 7 mi long, flowing SW from Mount Noxon on Thurston Island to Abbot Ice Shelf in Peacock Sound. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) Dale P. Myers, USN, helicopter pilot aboard USS Burton Island who made exploratory flights to Thurston Island in February 1960.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Myers 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
Myers Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Myers Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.