Feature Name (see definition): Davisville Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3598

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 85° 17' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 128° 30' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -85.2833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -128.5

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1967

Description (see definition): A glacier about 30 mi long which drains the north slopes of the Wisconsin Range, between Lentz and Moran Buttresses, and trends northwestward to merge with the lower portion of the Horlick Ice Stream. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Davisville, Rhode Island, location of the Construction Battalion Center responsible for cargo matters for U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Deep Freeze on the east coast.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data