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Cranfield Icefalls: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Cranfield Icefalls in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division

Feature Name (see definition): Cranfield Icefalls

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3271

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 79° 56' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 158° 40' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -79.9333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 158.6666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): A series of about eight spectacular icefalls, in an east-west line, falling steeply from Bucknell Ridge into the narrowest portion of Darwin Glacier near its mouth. Named by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1956-58) for W.J. Cranfield, a member of the party.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Cranfield Icefalls in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cranfield Icefalls information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cranfield Icefalls should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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