Note that not every glacier has a name within the database. Often the name is the glacier's numerical position within its particular drainage subregion. The latitude of the glacier, in decimal degrees North. Southern latitudes are negative. The longitude of the glacier, in decimal degrees East.
Western longitudes are negative.
The year of the topographic map used for measurements of glacier parameters. The total area of the glacier, in square kilometers. The accuracy of the area measurements on a percentile basis. The total area in the political state reporting. The area of open ice, in square kilometers.