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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 7678

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 01' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 163° 42' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.0166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 163.7

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960

Description (see definition): Glacier immediately N of Pewe Peak, draining from the neve NE of Catacomb Hill and terminating 2 mi up-valley (west) of the snout of Garwood Glacier, which would have been a tributary to it in times of more intense glaciation. Named by the New Zealand Blue Glacier Party (1956-57) after Ernest Joyce, a member of British Antarctic expeditions of 1901-04, 1907-09 and 1914-17.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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