Feature Name (see definition): Nimitz Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 10735

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 55' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 085° 10' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.9166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -85.1666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): A glacier about 40 mi long and 5 mi wide, draining the area about 10 mi W of the Vinson Massif and flowing SE between the Sentinel Range and Bastien Range to enter Minnesota Glacier, in the central Ellsworth Mountains. Discovered by U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of Dec. 14-15, 1959, and mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from these photos. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, who as Chief of Naval Operations at the time of Operation Highjump, 1947-48, made possible that unprecedentedly large and complex Antarctic expedition.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data