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.