This page presents the geographical name data for
Griffith 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):
Griffith Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
6046
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
86° 11' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
149° 24' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-86.1833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-149.4
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1967
Description
(see definition):
A tributary glacier draining westward from the California Plateau and Watson Escarpment to enter Scott Glacier between Mount McKercher and Mount Meeks. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Philip G. Griffith, aircraft commander on photographic flights during Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Griffith 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
Griffith Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Griffith Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.