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Ross Glacier: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Ross 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): Ross Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 12923

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 33' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 036° 06' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.55

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -36.1

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952

Description (see definition): Glacier 6 mi long, flowing E from the juncture of Allardyce and Salvesen Ranges to Little Moltke Harbor, Royal Bay, on the N coast of South Georgia. First mapped by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882-83, and named for Sir James Clark Ross.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Ross 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 Ross Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ross Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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