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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 4905

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 70° 30' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 000° 10' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.5

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -0.1666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): An ice shelf about 120 mi long and 60 mi wide, nourished by Jutulstraumen Glacier, bordering the coast of Queen Maud Land. from 3W to 3E. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Fimbulisen (the giant ice).

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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