This page presents the geographical name data for
Behr 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):
Behr Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
1171
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
72° 55' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
168° 05' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-72.9166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
168.0833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1973
Description
(see definition):
Steep tributary glacier, 7 mi long, flowing E along the N side of Clapp Ridge to join Borchgrevink Glacier, in Victoria Land. The glacier first appears on a 1960 New Zealand map compiled from U.S. Navy aerial photographs. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Col. Robert Behr, USAF, who was of assistance in the review of U.S. policy toward Antarctica in 1970-71 period.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Behr 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
Behr Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Behr Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.