Feature Name (see definition): Gerry Glacier

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 5625

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
77° 24' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
152° 05' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.4

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -152.0833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1970

Description (see definition): A glacier on Edward VII Peninsula, flowing N between Reeves Peninsula and Howard Heights to the head of Sulzberger Bay. Features in this area were photographed from the air and mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1928-30 and 1933-35. This glacier was mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (at the suggestion of R. Admiral R.E. Byrd) for U.S. Senator Peter G. Gerry of Rhode Island, long time friend of the Byrd family and contributor to the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1933-35.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data