Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Crosson Ice Shelf (USA) | 74° 57' 00.0" S | 109° 30' 00.0" W | Ice shelf |
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Name ID: 123962
Place ID: 3150
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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