This page presents the geographical name data for
Commonwealth 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):
Commonwealth Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
3002
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
77° 35' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
163° 19' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-77.5833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
163.3166667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Glacier which flows in a SE direction and enters the N side of Taylor Valley immediately W of Mount Coleman, in Victoria Land. Charted and named by the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE) under Scott, 1910-13. Named for the Commonwealth of Australia, which made a financial grant to the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE) and contributed two members to the Western Geological Party which explored this area.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Commonwealth 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
Commonwealth Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Commonwealth Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.