This page presents the geographical name data for Cassini 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): Cassini Glacier
Feature Class (see definition): Glacier
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 2502
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
77° 53' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
163° 48' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.8833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 163.8
Elevation (see definition): No data
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1993
Description (see definition): A steep glacier between Goat Mountain and Bonne Glacier, descending NW from Hobbs Ridge into Blue Glacier, in Victoria Land. One of a group of names in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Named from the Cassini map projection, a cylindrical projection in which the cylinder is at right angles to the axis of the globe.
Date Created (see definition): No data
Date Edited (see definition): No data