This page presents the geographical name data for
Brook 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):
Brook Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
18832
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
78° 42' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
085° 09' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-78.7
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-85.15
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
11/01/2006
Description
(see definition):
A glacier flowing westward between Mount Strybing and Mount Allen into Bender Glacier in S. Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2006) after Edward J. Brook, Professor of Geosciences, Oregon State University; U.S. Antarctic Project (USAP) investigator of Antarctic paleoclimate in numerous field seasons from 1988; Chair, U.S. National Ice Core Working Group for use of Antarctic ice cores for research purposes, 2004-05.
Date Created
(see definition):
08/06/2007
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Brook 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
Brook Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Brook Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.