Coor Crags
| Coor Crags | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Erickson Bluffs in McDonald Heights | |
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 59 ′ S , 136 ° 36 ′ W | |
The Coor Crags are rocky cliffs in Marie-Byrd Land in western Antarctica . In the northern part of the Erickson Bluffs they tower 5.5 km southeast of Cox Point not far from the Hobbs coast .
Scientists from the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) discovered and photographed them from the air. The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1959 to 1965. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1974 after Lieutenant Commander Lawrence W. Coor of the US Navy, pilot of an LC-130 Hercules during Operation Deep Freeze in 1970 and 1971.
Web links
- Coor Crags in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Coor Crags on geographic.org (English)