Name details

Crescent Glacier

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113076

Feature type: Glacier (12)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A small alpine glacier about 1.5km long and 2.8km wide, east of Howard Glacier and west of Von Guerard Glacier. It flows into the Taylor Valley from the south and heads at the crest of the Kukri Hills. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF10

Named For

Although seen by the British Antarctic Expedition (Terra Nova expedition, BrAE), 1910-13, it was first studied by Professor T L Péwé of the US Deep Freeze III, 1957-58, who visited this region in December 1957. He gave it this name because of its crescent shape when seen from the floor of the Taylor Valley.

Location

Latitude:
77° 40' 00.0" S
-77.66667°
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Longitude:
163° 14' 00.0" E
163.23333°
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Altitude:
617 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MF10 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
24-May-1961

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