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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 14780

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 69° 42' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 070° 45' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.7

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.75

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961

Description (see definition): A glacier flowing W into Gilbert Glacier (q.v.), immediately S of Elgar Uplands in the N part of Alexander Island. First seen from a distance by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) during a flight in 1937 and roughly mapped. Remapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. In association with the names of other composers in this area, named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) after Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), English composer.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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