This page presents the geographical name data for
Flask 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):
Flask Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4996
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
65° 47' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
062° 25' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-65.7833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-62.4166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1963
Description
(see definition):
A gently-sloping glacier 25 mi long, flowing E from Bruce Plateau to enter Scar Inlet between Daggoo and Spouter Peaks in Graham Land. The lower reaches of this glacier were surveyed and photographed by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947. The entire glacier was photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) in 1955-56, and mapped by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1957. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) after the third mate on the Whale.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Flask 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
Flask Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Flask Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.