Feature Name (see definition): Mosley-Thompson Cirques

Feature Class (see definition): Basin

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 17250

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 01' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 161° 28' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.0166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 161.4666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1994

Description (see definition): Prominent steep-walled cirques that indent the west part of Colwell Massif, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1994) after Ellen Stone Mosley-Thompson, glaciologist, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, who from 1974 analyzed ice samples from Antarctica and conducted field research at South Pole, Siple Station, and Plateau Remote Camp. Not: Mosely-Thompson Cirques.

Date Created (see definition): 09/21/1998

Date Edited (see definition): No data