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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]], | 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]] |