Crosswell Glacier
| Crosswell Glacier | ||
|---|---|---|
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Type | Minor glacier | |
| length | 16 km | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 17 ′ S , 85 ° 24 ′ W | |
|
||
| drainage | Ellen Glacier | |
The Crosswell Glacier is a glacier in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It flows in the central part of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains from Mount Shinn in a north-northeast direction to the Ellen Glacier .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it on the basis of its own surveys and using aerial photographs of the United States Navy between 1957 and 1959. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1961 after Horace A. Crosswell (1918-1983) of the United States Air Force , head the use of Douglas C-124 Globemaster II aircraft for aerial drops of supplies for the construction of the South Pole station between 1956 and 1957.
Web links
- Crosswell Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Crosswell Glacier on geographic.org (English)