This page presents the geographical name data for
Pelter 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):
Pelter Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
11535
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
71° 57' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
098° 22' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-71.95
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-98.3666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1960
Description
(see definition):
A glacier about 5 mi long on Thurston Island, flowing from the E side of Noville Peninsula into the W side of Murphy Inlet. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for J.A. Pelter, aerial photographer with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) in 1933-35.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Pelter 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
Pelter Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Pelter Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.