This page presents the geographical name data for
Arruiz 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):
Arruiz Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
627
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
70° 39' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
162° 09' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-70.65
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
162.15
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1964
Description
(see definition):
A tributary glacier in the Explorers Range, Bowers Mountains. It flows WNW from Stanwix Peak and enters Rennick Glacier N of Frolov Ridge. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Alberto J. Arruiz, Argentine IGY observer, a Weather Central meteorologist at Little America V in 1958.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Arruiz 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
Arruiz Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Arruiz Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.