Starbuck Crater
Starbuck Crater (76°1′S 133°11′W / 76.017°S 133.183°WCoordinates: 76°1′S 133°11′W / 76.017°S 133.183°W) is a small snow-filled crater at the base of the west slope of the Mount Bursey massif in Marie Byrd Land.
History[]
Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for of the Bartol Research Foundation, who studied cosmic rays at the South Pole Station in 1970.
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Starbuck Crater". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Mountains of Marie Byrd Land
- Volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land
- Volcanic craters
- Flood Range
- Marie Byrd Land geography stubs