This page presents the geographical name data for
Cotton 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):
Cotton Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3201
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
77° 07' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
161° 40' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-77.1166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
161.6666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
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No data
Description
(see definition):
A glacier about 10 mi long on the S side of Clare Range, flowing eastward between Sperm Bluff and Queer Mountain, in Victoria Land. Discovered by the Western Geological Party, led by G. Taylor, of the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1910-13. Named by Taylor for Prof. Leo A. Cotton, of the geology department of Sydney University. Cotton had earlier been a Summer Party member of the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1907-09.
Date Created
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No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Cotton 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
Cotton Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Cotton Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.