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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 11714

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 45' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 088° 20' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.75

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 88.3333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953

Description (see definition): Coastal glacier about 15 mi long, flowing N to the E end of the West Ice Shelf, 15 mi W of Gaussberg. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47. Named by the ANCA for Emil Philippi, geologist with the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) under Drygalski, 1901-03, who made scientific observations in the vicinity of Gaussberg.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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