This page presents the geographical name data for
Potter 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):
Potter Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
12001
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
78° 23' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
162° 12' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-78.3833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
162.2
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1963
Description
(see definition):
A glacier about 12 mi long, between Mounts Huggins and Kempe in the Royal Society Range, flowing generally SW into the Skelton Glacier. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1963 for Lieutenant Commander Edgar A. Potter, U.S. Navy (USN), helicopter pilot at McMurdo Station in 1960.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Potter 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
Potter Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Potter Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.