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.