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Collins Glacier: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Collins 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): Collins Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2971

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 73° 41' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 065° 55' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -73.6833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 65.9166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1967

Description (see definition): A glacier about 11 mi wide at its confluence with the Mellor Glacier, which it feeds from the SW, located N of Mount Newton in the Prince Charles Mountains. Mapped by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) from air photos taken in 1956 and 1960. Named by ANCA for N.J. Collins, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson Station, 1960.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Collins 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 Collins Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Collins Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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