This page presents the geographical name data for
Garfield 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):
Garfield Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
5490
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
74° 57' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
136° 35' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-74.95
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-136.5833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1974
Description
(see definition):
A glacier, 6 mi long, flowing between Peden Cliffs and Cox Point to the E side of Hull Bay on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Donald E. Garfield, who participated in deep core drilling activities at Byrd Station, 1967-68.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Garfield 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
Garfield Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Garfield Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.