This page presents the geographical name data for
Hood 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):
Hood Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
6952
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
83° 55' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
173° 10' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-83.9166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
173.1666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1962
Description
(see definition):
A glacier about 25 mi long draining northward from Siege Dome in the Commonwealth Range. It enters Ross Ice Shelf between that range and Separation Range. Discovered by the Southern Polar Party of British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE) (1907-09) under Ernest Shackleton. Named for Admiral Sir Horace Hood, under whom J.B. Adams, a member of the party had served in His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Berwick.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Hood 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
Hood Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Hood Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.