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Behr Glacier: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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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.


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