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Hobbs Glacier: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Hobbs 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): Hobbs Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 6831

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 54' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 164° 24' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.9

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 164.4

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 08/01/1949

Description (see definition): Eastward flowing glacier, about 7 mi long, lying 2 mi S of Blue Glacier on the coast of Victoria Land. First explored by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) (1901-04) under Scott. Scott's second expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE) (1910-13), explored the area more thoroughly and named the glacier for Prof. William H. Hobbs of the University of Michigan, an authority on glaciology.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Hobbs 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 Hobbs Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hobbs Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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