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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 17347

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 12' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 160° 10' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.2

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 160.1666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1996

Description (see definition): Glacier, 6 km long and 2 km wide, flowing N from the polar plateau between Mount Dearborn and Robinson Peak into Mackay Glacier, Victoria Land. Approved by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1995, the name alludes to the use of a bicycle as a practical means of transportation by a New Zealand glacial mapping party led by Trevor Chinn, summer season 1992-93, and is part of a theme of cycling names in the area.

Date Created (see definition): 09/22/1998

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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