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Crohn Massif (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Crohn Massif (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Massif
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A large, domed massif west of Mt Kirkby in the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. It is approximately 7 km long east-west and 4 km wide, rising about 460 m above the surrounding plateau. It is not visible from the east or north-east. There are two small conical peaks of the eastern extremity. Sighted by the ANARE southern party, led by William G Bewsher, in January 1957, and named after Peter W Crohn, geologist at Mawson in 1955 and 1956.
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