Feature Name (see definition): Cumbie Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3401

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 13' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 154° 12' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.2166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -154.2

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1971

Description (see definition): A short, steep glacier just E of Scott Nunataks, flowing N into Swinburne Ice Shelf along the SW side of Sulzberger Bay. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William A. Cumbie, Jr., AT2, USN. An aviation electronics technician, Cumbie was radioman on the ski-equipped R4D aircraft carrying R. Admiral George Dufek, U.S. Navy (USN), that was first to land at the geographic South Pole, Oct. 31, 1956.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data