Crean Glacier
Crean Glacier | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Crean Glacier in South Georgia | |
Location | South Georgia |
Coordinates | ![]() |
Length | 4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Antarctic Bay |
Status | unknown |
Crean Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
54°8′S 37°1′W / 54.133°S 37.017°W / -54.133; -37.017) is a glacier 4 miles (6.4 km) long, flowing northwest from Wilckens Peaks to the head of Antarctic Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57 and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Irishman Tom Crean, Second Officer of the Endurance during the British expedition under Ernest Shackleton, 1914–16. Crean accompanied Shackleton and Frank Worsley in the James Caird from Elephant Island to King Haakon Bay, South Georgia, and made the overland crossing with them to Stromness; this glacier lies on the route.[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Crean Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Crean Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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