This page presents the geographical name data for
Towles 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):
Towles Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
15457
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
72° 25' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
169° 05' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-72.4166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
169.0833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1964
Description
(see definition):
Glacier descending from the western slopes of Mount Humphrey Lloyd to enter Tucker Glacier northwest of Trigon Bluff, in Victoria Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant William J. Towles, U.S. Navy (USN), medical officer at Hallett Station, 1960.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Towles 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
Towles Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Towles Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.