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Feature Name (see definition): Burton Island Glacier Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 2199 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 49' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 090° 20' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.8166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 90.3333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1955 Description (see definition): Channel glacier, about 9 mi wide and 7 mi long, flowing N from the continental ice to Posadowsky Bay just W of Cape Torson. Mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the USS assisted in establishing astronomical control stations along Wilhelm II, Queen Mary, Knox and Budd Coasts. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Burton Island 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 Burton Island Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Burton Island Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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