This page presents the geographical name data for
Dickson Icefalls 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):
Dickson Icefalls
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3851
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
76° 02' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
133° 25' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-76.0333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-133.4166667
Elevation
(see definition):
2000
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
A north-draining icefalls of moderate slope at an elevation of 1,800 to 2,000 m, located between Mount Moulton and Mount Bursey in the Flood Range of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Donald T. Dickson, U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) glaciologist with the Byrd Station Traverse of 1962-63.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Dickson Icefalls 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
Dickson Icefalls information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Dickson Icefalls should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.