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.