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Feature Name (see definition): Posadowsky Glacier Feature Class (see definition): Glacier Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 11975 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 50' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 089° 25' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.8333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 89.4166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1955 Description (see definition): Glacier about 9 mi long, flowing N to Posadowsky Bay immediately E of Gaussberg. The glacier was observed from the summit of Gaussberg by the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) under Drygalski, 1901-03. It was named after Drygalski's Posadowsky Bay by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1955 following studies of the aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Posadowsky 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 Posadowsky Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Posadowsky Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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