Crain Ridge
Crain Ridge (74°45′S 63°50′W / 74.750°S 63.833°WCoordinates: 74°45′S 63°50′W / 74.750°S 63.833°W) is a ridge along the north flank of Strange Glacier in the Latady Mountains, Palmer Land. It was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from ground surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Harold D.K. Crain, a utilitiesman with the South Pole Station winter party in 1967.
References
-
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Crain Ridge" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/21/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.