Name details

Crab Glacier

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 140210

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Glacier about 2 km long running NW-SE on the SE side of Elephant Island. It lies to the SW of Mount Crab and west from Crab Beach.

Named For

The name was applied by the Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island JSEEI (1970-71) in association with Mount Crab.

Location

Latitude:
61° 14' 24.0" S
-61.24000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
55° 11' 12.0" W
-55.18667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
USGS Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica and SCAR Antarctic Digital Database in UK APC GIS, 30 m resolution
Source Identifier:
https://apc.antarctica.ac.uk/
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
British Antarctic Survey
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
8-Nov-2018

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