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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 15377

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 69° 30' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 159° 00' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.5

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 159

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): A glacier over 15 mi long, draining N from Pope Mountain in central Wilson Hills. It enters the sea E of Goodman Hills and Cape Kinsey, forming a substantial glacier tongue. The glacier was photographed from aircraft of U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp in 1947, and by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SovAE) in 1958. Named by the latter for Soviet polar aviator Mikhail N. Tomilin (1908-52), who perished in the Arctic.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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