Crume Glacier

Crume Glacier
Location of Crume Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Victoria Land
Coordinates	71°33′S 169°21′E / 71.550°S 169.350°E / -71.550; 169.350
Length	5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Ommanney Glacier
Status	unknown

Crume Glacier (

71°33′S 169°21′E / 71.550°S 169.350°E / -71.550; 169.350Coordinates: 71°33′S 169°21′E / 71.550°S 169.350°E / -71.550; 169.350) is a tributary glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing east to enter Ommanney Glacier near the north coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The geographical feature was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , AS1, U.S. Navy, Support Equipment Maintenance Supervisor with Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, during Operation Deep Freeze 1968. The glacier lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.^[1]

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Crume Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)