This page presents the geographical name data for
Edge 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):
Edge Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4300
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
82° 29' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
051° 07' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-82.4833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-51.1166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1968
Description
(see definition):
A small cliff-type glacier draining northward into Davis Valley in northeast Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Joseph L. Edge, photographer with U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1963 and 1964.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Edge 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
Edge Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Edge Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.