Name details

Crosson Ice Shelf

Crosson Ice Shelf (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Crosson Ice Shelf  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 123962

Feature type: Ice shelf (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.

Narrative

An ice shelf about 35 mi wide, located N and NE of Mount Murphy along the Walgreen Coast of Marie Byrd Land. The ice shelf is nurtured by Smith, Pope, Vane, and Haynes Glaciers. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. W.E. Crosson, USN, Commanding Officer of the Antarctic Construction Group during Operation Deep Freeze 1973.

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Location

Latitude:
74° 57' 00.0" S
-74.95000°
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Longitude:
109° 30' 00.0" W
-109.50000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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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