This page presents the geographical name data for
Sargent 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):
Sargent Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13299
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
85° 23' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
163° 50' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-85.3833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-163.8333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1967
Description
(see definition):
A steep-walled tributary glacier, flowing SE from the Herbert Range to enter Axel Heiberg Glacier just SE of Bell Peak. Probably first seen by Roald Amundsen's polar party in 1911, the glacier was mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1928-30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Howard H. Sargent III who made ionospheric studies at the South Pole Station in 1964.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Sargent 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
Sargent Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Sargent Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.