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This page presents the geographical name data for
Purvis 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):
Purvis Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
12199
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
54° 06' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
037° 10' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-54.1
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-37.1666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Glacier flowing generally NE into the W side of Possession Bay, on the N coast of South Georgia. Charted by the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) under Filchner, 1911-12, and named after John Murray-Gletscher. It was renamed Purvis Glacier, possibly to avoid confusion with Murray Glacier in northern Victoria Land, after Petty Officer J. Purvis, Royal Navy (RN) (Point Purvis, q.v.).
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Purvis 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
Purvis Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Purvis Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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