This page presents the geographical name data for
Reeves 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):
Reeves Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
12467
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
74° 45' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
162° 15' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-74.75
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
162.25
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1947
Description
(see definition):
A broad glacier originating on the interior upland and descending between Eisenhower Range and Mount Larsen to merge with the Nansen Ice Sheet along the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered and named by the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1907-09, under Shackleton. The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) reported that the glacier is probably named for William Pember Reeves, former New Zealand Cabinet Minister, and the Agent-General for New Zealand in London, 1896-1909.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Reeves 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
Reeves Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Reeves Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.