This page presents the geographical name data for
Naess 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):
Naess Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
10462
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
70° 22' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
067° 55' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-70.3666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.9166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1955
Description
(see definition):
Small glacier, which is separated from Chapman Glacier to the N by a rocky ridge, flowing from the W coast of Palmer Land into George VI Sound. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1954 for Erling D. Naess, Manager of the Vestfold Whaling Co., who was of great assistance to the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Naess 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
Naess Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Naess Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.