This page presents the geographical name data for
Charybdis 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):
Charybdis Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2676
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
70° 25' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
067° 30' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-70.4166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
67.5
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1962
Description
(see definition):
A large glacier which drains NE between the Porthos and Aramis Ranges of the Prince Charles Mountains to the W side of Amery Ice Shelf. Discovered by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) southern party led by W.G. Bewsher in December 1956 and named after Homer's Charybdis because of the considerable difficulty experienced in traversing this region due to the glacier.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Charybdis 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
Charybdis Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Charybdis Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.