Feature Name (see definition): Blanchard Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1507

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 44' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 05' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.7333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.0833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): Glacier flowing into Wilhelmina Bay between Garnerin and Sadler Points, on the W coast of Graham Land. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE) under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Jean P. Blanchard (1753-1809), French aeronaut, the first professional balloon pilot, who, with John J. Jeffries, made the first balloon crossing of the English Channel in 1785.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data