Feature Name (see definition): Craddock Massif

Feature Class (see definition): Range

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 18839

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 36' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 085° 18' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.6

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -85.3

Elevation (see definition): 4477

Decision Year (see definition): 11/01/2006

Description (see definition): A mountain massif at the SE side of Vinson Massif, between Hammer Col and Severinghaus Glacier, rising to 4477 m in Mount Rutford and also including from N to S Bugueño Pinnacle, Rada Peak and Mount Craddock. This massif was originally named Mount Craddock by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1965, but subsequent maps limited the name to the massif’s southernmost peak, a modification that was adopted by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 2006 when it approved the name Craddock Massif. The massif is named after Professor J. Campbell Craddock (1930-2006), leader of the 1962-63 University of Minnesota geological expedition to the Sentinel and Heritage Ranges of the Ellsworth Mountains.

Date Created (see definition): 08/06/2007

Date Edited (see definition): No data