Cape Crossfire
| Cape Crossfire | ||
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| Coordinates | 73 ° 10 ′ S , 168 ° 21 ′ E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Borchgrevink coast | |
| Waters | Mariner glacier | |
| Waters 2 | Borchgrevink Glacier | |
The Cape Cross Fire is the southeastern foothills of Malta Plateau in the Victory Mountains in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . The headland is located at the confluence of the Mariner Glacier in the west with the Borchgrevink Glacier coming from the north, before its separate confluence with the Ross Sea .
The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee played with his appointment in 1966 to the clash of ice streams from different directions like a crossfire ( English crossfire on).
Web links
- Cape Crossfire in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Crossfire on geographic.org (English)