This page presents the geographical name data for
Carleton 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):
Carleton Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2434
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
78° 01' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
162° 30' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-78.0166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
162.5
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1963
Description
(see definition):
Glacier which drains the NW slopes of Mount Lister in the Royal Society Range and flows N into the Emmanuel Glacier. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1963 after Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, which has sent researchers to Antarctica, and in association with nearby Rutgers Glacier.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Carleton 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
Carleton Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Carleton Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.