This page presents the geographical name data for
Darwin 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):
Darwin Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3534
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
79° 53' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
159° 00' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-79.8833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
159
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1962
Description
(see definition):
A large glacier flowing from the polar plateau eastward between the Darwin and Cook Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf. The lower part of the glacier was mapped by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) (1901-04), and the whole area traversed by New Zealand parties of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1956-58). Named in association with the Darwin Mountains.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Darwin 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
Darwin Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Darwin Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.