Name details

Dana Glacier

Dana Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Dana Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 124077

Feature type: Glacier (12)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Glacier about 30 mi long on the E side of Palmer Land. It drains the slopes at the SE side of the Welch Mountains and flows E then NE to discharge into the head of Lehrke Inlet just N of Parmelee Massif. Mapped by USGS in 1974. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. John B. Dana, USN, Commanding Officer of USN Squadron VXE-6 in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze, 1973; he was squadron Executive Officer, 1972, and Operations Officer, 1971.

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Location

Latitude:
70° 55' 00.0" S
-70.91667°
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Longitude:
62° 23' 00.0" W
-62.38333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1976

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