Crosswell Glacier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Crosswell Glacier |
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Location of Vinson Massif in Western Antarctica
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 Location in Antarctica
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| Type | Valley glacier |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 78°17′S 85°24′W / 78.283°S 85.400°W |
| Length | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Ellen Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
Crosswell Glacier (78°17′S 85°24′W / 78.283°S 85.400°W) is a glacier 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, flowing north-northeast from Mount Shinn between Sullivan Heights and Bearskin Ridge, in the central part of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. Together with Patton and Pulpudeva Glaciers, it enters Ellen Glacier northwest of Mamarchev Peak and southeast of Mount Jumper.
The glacier was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Colonel Horace A. Crosswell, United States Air Force, leader of C-124 Globemaster air drops in establishing the scientific station at the South Pole in the 1956–57 season.
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