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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16470

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 74° 38' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 063° 35' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.6333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.5833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947

Description (see definition): Glacier about 40 mi long, flowing SE between the Rare Range and Latady Mountains into the N part of Gardner Inlet. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named this feature for Alexander Wetmore, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, who assisted Ronne in laying out the scientific research program of the expedition.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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