Feature Name (see definition): Bongrain Ice Piedmont

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1639

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

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 071° 30' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.5

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1955

Description (see definition): Ice piedmont, 27 mi long in a NE-SW direction and 12 mi wide in its widest part, occupying the NW coastal area of Alexander Island. First seen from a distance and roughly surveyed by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1908-10, under Charcot. Photographed from the air by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) on Aug. 15, 1936, and roughly mapped from these photos. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1954 for Maurice Bongrain, surveyor of the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1908-10, who was responsible for the first map of this coast.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data