This page presents the geographical name data for
Fitch 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):
Fitch Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4958
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
72° 01' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
168° 07' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-72.0166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
168.1166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1964
Description
(see definition):
Tributary glacier flowing south along the east side of McGregor Range to enter Man-o-War Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant E.E. Fitch, U.S. Navy (USN), medical officer at Hallett Station, 1963.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Fitch 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
Fitch Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Fitch Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.