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

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 17284

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 21' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 162° 57' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.35

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 162.95

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1994

Description (see definition): A small tributary glacier that flows east and converges with Lower Jaw Glacier before entering Renegar Glacier, Royal Society Range. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1994. On a map, the combined shapes of the Upper Jaw Glacier and Lower Jaw Glacier resemble a gaping mouth, an illusion strengthened by the proximity of Shark Fin (q.v.).

Date Created (see definition): 09/21/1998

Date Edited (see definition): No data

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


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