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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 14177

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 23' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 162° 30' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.3833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 162.5

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1995

Description (see definition): A glacier on the S side of Fisher Bastion which flows W from Solomon Saddle to enter Potter Glacier in the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1994 after Susan Solomon, NOAA, atmospheric chemist who has been a leader in the study of upper atmospheric physics in Antarctica. At the time of naming, Chairman of the Office of Polar Programs Advisory Committee, NSF.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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