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Delius Glacier: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Delius 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): Delius Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3694

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 69° 37' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 071° 03' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.6166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.05

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961

Description (see definition): Glacier, 6 mi long and 2 mi wide, flowing W from Elgar Uplands into Nichols Snowfield, in the N part of Alexander Island. First seen from the air and roughly mapped by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1937. More accurately mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960, and from U.S. Landsat imagery of February 1975. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) after Frederick Delius (1862-1934), British composer.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Delius 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 Delius Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Delius Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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