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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9574

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 69° 05' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 157° 15' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.0833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 157.25

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1970

Description (see definition): A glacier tongue about 18 mi long which is the broad seaward extension of the Matusevich Glacier. The Magga Dan, vessel of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) led by Phillip Law, sailed around the tongue, Feb. 21, 1959, at which time the seaward extremity was determined to be floating in 300 fathoms of ocean.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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