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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 5142

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 84° 39' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 177° 10' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -84.65

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -177.1666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): A tributary glacier, 4 mi long, flowing E to enter Shackleton Glacier between Mount Franke and Mount Cole, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after John H. Forman, Construction Mechanic, U.S. Navy (USN), a member of the McMurdo Station winter party, 1959.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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