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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 6539

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 79° 03' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 159° 20' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -79.05

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 159.3333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): Glacier 10 mi long flowing northeastward to Mulock Glacier, to the east of Henry Mesa. Mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John A. Heap, a member of the University of Michigan-Ross Ice Shelf Studies party, 1962-63.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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