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Feature Name (see definition): Thunder Glacier Feature Class (see definition): Glacier Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 15275 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 50' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 063° 24' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.8333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.4 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1950 Description (see definition): A through glacier, 4 mi long, which extends in an E-W direction across Wiencke Island between Sierra DuFief and the Wall Range, in the Palmer Archipelago. Probably known since the discovery of Wiencke Island by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE) in 1898. Charted in 1944 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and so named by them because a survey party was nearly overwhelmed there by an avalanche. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Thunder 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 Thunder Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Thunder Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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