COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

flowing into Exasperation Inlet,Oscar II Coast, was photographed from the air on 20 December 1928 by Wilkins who reported it as a channel cutting E-W through Graham Land in c. 66 35'S; named Crane Channel after C.K. Crane of Los Angeles, Cal. (Wilkins, 1929, Fig. 26, p.365, p.366, 376 and map facing p.374; Wordie, 1929, second map facing p.304; AGS map, 1929a; [in c. 67 00'S] USHO chart 1132, 1930; [in 66 30'S] BA chart 3175, 7.vii.1933). Cranes Löp (Risting, 1929, map p.33). Canal Crane (Zimmermann, 1930, map p.347). Crane Kanal (Drygalski, 1930, p.327). Crane Kanalen (Aagaard, 1930, end map). Surveys by BGLE in 1936 showed that no through channel exists in the position reported by Wilkins, and the name Crane Inlet (USHO chart 5411, 1939) or Crane Channel (BA chart 3175, 1.iii.1940) was applied to a supposed long inlet on the E coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in c. 66 35'S 64 00'W. Ensenada Crane (Argentina. IGM map, 1946). Estero Crane (Chile. DNH chart [no number], 1947). Estrecho Crane (Chile. DNH chart LI, 1947). Following survey by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in December 1947 and reference to Wilkins' photographs, the present glacier was identified as the feature originally named by him. Ensenada Mercedes (Orrego Vicu±a, 1948, p.202 and end map). Glaciar Crane (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.325; Pierrou, 1970, p.272; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.86). Crane Glacier (BA chart 3570, 4.vi.1954; APC, 1955, p.8; BA chart 3570, 27.ix.1957). Crane-Bucht, referring to Wilkins' channel (Kosack, 1955a, p.221). Crane-Gletscher (Kosack, 1955a, end map). Glaciar Cranc [sic] (Argentina. IGM map 3762, 1958). Crane Kanaal (Knapp, 1958, p.571). Lednik Kreyn (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961).

Narrow glacier which flows 30 mi in an ENE direction through a deep trough into Exasperation Inlet, on the E coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Sir Hubert Wilkins photographed this feature from the air in 1928 and gave it the name Crane Channel, after C.K. Crane of Los Angeles, reporting that it appeared to be a channel cutting in an E-W direction across the peninsula. The name was altered to Crane Inlet following explorations along the W coast of the peninsula in 1936 by the BGLE, which proved that no through channel from the E coast existed as indicated by Wilkins. Comparison of Wilkins' photograph of this feature with those taken in 1947 by the FIDS shows that Wilkins' "Crane Channel" is this glacier, although it lies about 75 mi NE of the position originally reported by Wilkins.

Sir Hubert Wilkins aerofotografió este accidente en 1928 y le dio el nombre canal Crane, por C.K. Crane, de los Ángeles, EE.UU., informando que parecía ser un canal que cortaba en dirección E-W a la península Tierra de O'Higgins. El nombre fue alterado a ensenada Crane después de las exploraciones en la costa occidental de la península Tierra de O'Higgins hechas en 1936 por la Expedición Antártica Británica de 1934-1937, al mando de John Rymill, que probaron que no existía tal canal. Comparando las fotografías de Wilkins con otras tomadas en 1947 por una expedición británica, se puede apreciar que el canal Crane (de Wilkins) corresponde a este glaciar, aunque éste está a 75 millas al NE de la posición informada por Wilkins. El mayor de los glaciares que decargan en ensenada Exasperación, corriendo por 20 millas hacia el ENE en una notable depresión del terreno en la costa oriental de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.