This page presents the geographical name data for
Lister 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):
Lister Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
8897
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
64° 05' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
062° 19' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.0833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-62.3166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1960
Description
(see definition):
Glacier 5 mi long and 1 mi wide, flowing into Bouquet Bay just S of Duclaux Point on the NE side of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart in 1953, but not named. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Joseph Lister, First Baron Lister (1827-1912), English surgeon and founder of antiseptic surgery.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Lister 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
Lister Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Lister Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.