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'''Crosson Ice Shelf''' (74°57′S 109°30′W) is an [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] [[ice-shelf|ice shelf]], about 35 miles (56 km) wide, north and northeast of [[Mount Murphy]] along the [[Walgreen Coast]] of [[Westarctica]].
'''Crosson Ice Shelf''' (74°57′S 109°30′W) is an [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] [[ice-shelf|ice shelf]], about 35 miles (56 km) wide, north and northeast of [[Mount Murphy]] along the [[Walgreen Coast]] of [[Westarctica]].


The ice shelf is nurtured by the [[Smith Glacier|Smith]], [[Pope Glacier|Pope]], [[Vane Glacier|Vane]], and [[Haynes Glacier|Haynes]] Glaciers.
The ice shelf is nurtured by the [[Smith Glacier|Smith]], [[Pope Glacier|Pope]], Vane, and [[Haynes Glacier|Haynes]] Glaciers.


==Discovery and name==
==Discovery and name==
It was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66.
It was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66.


Crosson Ice Shelf was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander W.E. Crosson, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of the Antarctic Construction Group during Operation Deep Freeze 1973.
Crosson Ice Shelf was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander W.E. Crosson, [[U.S. Navy]], Commanding Officer of the Antarctic Construction Group during Operation Deep Freeze 1973.


[[Category:Ice Shelves]]
[[Category:Ice Shelves]]
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

Revision as of 22:45, 8 May 2018

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Crosson Ice Shelf (74°57′S 109°30′W) is an Antarctic ice shelf, about 35 miles (56 km) wide, north and northeast of Mount Murphy along the Walgreen Coast of Westarctica.

The ice shelf is nurtured by the Smith, Pope, Vane, and Haynes Glaciers.

Discovery and name

It was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66.

Crosson Ice Shelf was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander W.E. Crosson, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of the Antarctic Construction Group during Operation Deep Freeze 1973.