Crosswell Glacier

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

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

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Place ID: 3152
Name ID: 123964

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.

Narrative

Glacier 10 mi long, flowing NNE from Mount Shinn to enter Ellen Glacier, in the central part of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. First mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1957-59. Named by US-ACAN for Col. Horace A. Crosswell, USAF, leader of C-124 Globemaster air drops in establishing the scientific station at the South Pole in the 1956-57 season.

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Location

Latitude:
78° 17' 00.0" S
-78.28333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
85° 24' 00.0" W
-85.40000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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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-1961

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