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This page presents the geographical name data for
Glasgal Island 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):
Glasgal Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
5731
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 12' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
110° 23' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.2
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
110.3833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1960
Description
(see definition):
Small island which marks the SW extremity of Donovan Islands in Vincennes Bay. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47, and observed in 1957 by Wilkes Station personnel under C.R. Eklund. Named by Eklund for Ralph Glasgal, auroral scientist with the US-IGY wintering party of 1957 at Wilkes Station.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Glasgal Island 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
Glasgal Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Glasgal Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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