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Feature Name (see definition): Palestrina Glacier Feature Class (see definition): Glacier Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 11289 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 69° 21' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 071° 35' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.35 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.5833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961 Description (see definition): Glacier in the N part of Alexander Island, 11 mi long and 8 mi wide, flowing W from Nichols Snowfield into Lazarev Bay. Mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Giovanni da Palestrina (1525-1594), Italian composer. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Palestrina 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 Palestrina Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Palestrina Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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