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Feature Name (see definition): Glacier Bight Feature Class (see definition): Bay Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 5720 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 50' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 099° 25' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.8333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -99.4166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1968 Description (see definition): An open embayment about 22 mi wide, indenting the N coast of Thurston Island between Hughes and Noville Peninsulas. First delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the icebreaker USS Glacier the first ship ever to make its way to this coastal area, in February 1960. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Glacier Bight 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 Glacier Bight information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Glacier Bight should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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