Feature Name (see definition): Russell East Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13059

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 63° 44' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 058° 20' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.7333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -58.3333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963

Description (see definition): Glacier, 6 mi long and 3 mi wide, which lies at the N end of Detroit Plateau and flows from Mount Canicula eastward into Prince Gustav Channel on the S side of Trinity Peninsula. This glacier together with Russell West Glacier, which flows westward into Bone Bay on the N side of Trinity Peninsula, form a through glacier across the N part of Antarctic Peninsula. It was first surveyed in 1946 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for V.I. Russell, surveyor and leader of the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) base at Hope Bay in 1946.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data