Sheppard Crater
Sheppard Crater (77°48′S 166°50′E / 77.800°S 166.833°ECoordinates: 77°48′S 166°50′E / 77.800°S 166.833°E) is a distinctive breached crater rising to 200 m about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) east of Castle Rock on Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island. Named in 2000 by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) after , DSIR /NZAP/Antarctica NZ librarian, 1980–96, who worked one season at Vanda Station.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Sheppard Crater". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Volcanoes of Ross Island
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