Crume Glacier

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 William R. Crume, 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Crume Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-12-08.

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