This page presents the geographical name data for Frachat 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): Frachat Glacier
Feature Class (see definition): Glacier
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 18812
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
69° 08' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
070° 58' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.1333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.9666667
Elevation (see definition): No data
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/2006
Description (see definition): A glacier flowing SW from Rouen Mountains into Russian Gap, N Alexander Island. In association with other French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) names in the area, named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) (1980) after M. Frachat, motor engineer in Pourquoi Pas? on French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1908-10, one of the first expeditions to take motorized transport to Antarctica.
Date Created (see definition): 01/01/2006
Date Edited (see definition): No data