This page presents the geographical name data for
Vallot 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):
Vallot Glacier
Feature Class
(see definition):
Glacier
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
15857
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
67° 18' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
067° 30' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.3
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-67.5
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1965
Description
(see definition):
A glacier flowing NW to Laubeuf Fjord close S of Lewis Peaks, on Arrowsmith Peninsula in Graham Land. Mapped by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1948-59. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Joseph Vallot, French naturalist and glaciologist who first measured the surface velocity of a glacier over a long period, in Switzerland, 1891-99.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Vallot 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
Vallot Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Vallot Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.