This page presents the geographical name data for
Johnston 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):
Johnston Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7611
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
74° 25' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
062° 20' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-74.4166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-62.3333333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
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No data
Description
(see definition):
Glacier flowing in a SE direction along the N side of Mount Owen to the head of Nantucket Inlet, on the E coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named it for Freeborn Johnston, of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at Carnegie Institute, Washington, DC, in recognition of his contributions to the planning of the geophysical program and the working up of the results for the expedition.
Date Created
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No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Johnston 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
Johnston Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Johnston Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.