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


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