This page presents the geographical name data for
Buxton 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):
Buxton Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2235
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
54° 26' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
036° 12' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-54.4333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-36.2
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
No data
Description
(see definition):
A glacier flowing NE between Heaney Glacier and Cook Glacier into St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1987 after the Buxton family: Aubrey Leland Oakes and Pamela Mary Oakes (Baron Buxton of Alsa and Lady Buxton), who visited South Georgia in His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Endurance in March 1982, and their daughter the Hon. Lucinda Catherine Buxton, who led a filming expedition in this area in February-April 1982.
Date Created
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No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Buxton 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
Buxton Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Buxton Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.