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Parker Glacier: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Parker 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): Parker Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 11370

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 73° 47' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 165° 33' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -73.7833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 165.55

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1969

Description (see definition): A valley glacier in the Mountaineer Range of Victoria Land which drains the area just E and NE of Mount Monteagle, and flows S to Lady Newnes Bay where it terminates in a floating glacier tongue adjacent to Andrus Point. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Anthony G.H. Parker, biologist at Hallett Station in 1963-64, and McMurdo Station, 1964-65 and 1966-67.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Parker 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 Parker Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Parker Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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