Berlin Crevasse Field

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The Berlin Crevasse Field (76°3′S 136°30′W) is a crevasse field, 10 nautical miles (19 km) in extent, located immediately west of Mount Berlin in Westarctica.

Discovery and name

It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos taken during the 1959–66 research expeditions. The crevasse was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association with nearby Mount Berlin.