This page presents the geographical name data for
Scott 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):
Scott Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
13450
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
85° 45' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
153° 00' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-85.75
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-153
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
A major glacier, 120 mi long, originating on the polar plateau in the vicinity of D'Angelo Bluff and Mount Howe, and descending between Nilsen Plateau and the mountains of the Watson Escarpment to enter Ross Ice Shelf just W of Tapley Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) geological party under Laurence Gould. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Robert F. Scott, Royal Navy (RN), leader of the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE), 1901-04, and British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1910-13, who lost his life in March 1912 on the return journey from the South Pole, which he had reached on Jan. 18, 1912.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Scott 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
Scott Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Scott Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.