Cruzen Island
| Cruzen Island | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
||
| Waters | Southern Ocean (sector between the Ross Sea and the Amundsen Sea ) | |
| Geographical location | 74 ° 44 ′ 42 ″ S , 140 ° 18 ′ 37 ″ W | |
|
||
| length | 3.2 km | |
| width | 1.9 km | |
| surface | 4.8 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 247 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Cruzen Island is a rocky and mostly snow-covered island off the Ruppert coast of the west Antarctic Marie-Byrd-Land . It is located 80 km north-northeast of the mouth of the Land Glacier .
Scientists from the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) discovered it during an overflight in 1940. It is named after Richard Harold Cruzen (1897–1970), commander of the USS Bear and deputy head of the expedition.
The topographic map sheet of the United States Geological Survey in 1967 recorded a colony of Adelie penguins .
Web links
- Cruzen Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cruzen Island on geographic.org (English)