Feature Name (see definition): Nichols Snowfield

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 10692

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 69° 25' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 071° 05' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.4166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.0833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961

Description (see definition): Snowfield, 22 mi long and 8 mi wide, bounded by the Rouen Mountains and Elgar Uplands to the E and Lassus Mountains to the W, in the N part of Alexander Island. First seen from the air and roughly mapped by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1937. Mapped in detail from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) for Dr. Robert L. Nichols, head of the Department of Geology, Tufts University, and senior scientist of the Ronne expedition.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data