Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17242
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishWilliam GlacierU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
SpanishGlaciar TolosaU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
PlaceType Glacier 
Latitude 64° 42' 0" S (-64.7°)  
Longitude 63° 27' 0" W (-63.45°)  
Source U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov
Notes Belgica information (en): Glacier flowing S from the interior highlands of Anvers Island to the head of Borgen Bay on the SE coast of the island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache, and charted by them simply as a "grand glacier." The name William Glacier first appears on a chart based upon a 1927 survey by DI personnel on the Discovery. http://geonames.usgs.gov    
Relation 
Part of  Anvers Island (Island)  [view hierarchy]   
Map
Edit history Last edited on 2007-12-13 08:38:01 by De Hauwere Nathalie
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