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Darwin Glacier: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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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.


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