Half Moon Crater
Half Moon Crater (77°48′28″S 166°44′50″E / 77.80778°S 166.74722°ECoordinates: 77°48′28″S 166°44′50″E / 77.80778°S 166.74722°E) is a volcanic crater 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) southwest of Castle Rock on Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, Antarctica. It was descriptively named for its shape by Frank Debenham of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, who made a plane table survey of the peninsula in 1912.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Half Moon Crater". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
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Categories:
- Volcanoes of Ross Island
- Volcanic craters
- Ross Island geography stubs