Feature Name (see definition): Ashton Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 649

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 70° 44' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 061° 57' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.7333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -61.95

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): Glacier 9 mi long, which flows ESE from Mount Thompson to the NW side of Lehrke Inlet, on the E coast of Palmer Land. The glacier was photographed from the air in December 1940 by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), and was probably seen by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) ground survey party which explored this coast. A joint party consisting of members of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) and the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted the glacier in 1947. Named by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) for L. Ashton, carpenter with the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) at the Port Lockroy and Hope Bay bases in 1944-45 and 1945-46, respectively.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data