Crick Buttress
| Crick Buttress | ||
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| location | Heard Island ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| part of | Big Ben | |
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 9 ′ S , 73 ° 32 ′ E | |
Crick Buttress is a 1050 m high, steep-walled ridge of the Big Ben volcano on the island of Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It extends from Budd Ridge to the head of the Fiftyone Glacier .
It is named after John Crick, who was involved in the successful ascent of the Big Ben volcano in 1965 .
Web links
- Crick Buttress in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)