This page presents the geographical name data for
Davis 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):
Davis Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3582
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
75° 45' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
162° 10' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-75.75
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
162.1666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
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No data
Description
(see definition):
A heavily crevassed glacier, 15 mi long, draining the NW slopes of Mount George Murray and flowing to the coast of Victoria Land opposite the S end of Lamplugh Island. The glacier contributes to ice that flows N along the W side of Lamplugh Island and to the Cheetham Ice Tongue. First charted by the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1907-09, under Shackleton, who named it for John King Davis, first officer and later captain of the expedition ship Nimrod.
Date Created
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No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Davis 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
Davis Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Davis Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.