Feature Name (see definition): Haines Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 6218

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 73° 21' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 33' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -73.35

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.55

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953

Description (see definition): Glacier 4 mi wide, flowing in a SE direction and joining Meinardus Glacier immediately E of Mount Barkow, on the E coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS). During 1947 the glacier was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), who in conjunction with the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) for William C. Haines, American meteorologist and member of the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions of 1928-30 and 1933-35, and joint author of the meteorological reports of these two expeditions.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data