Crume Glacier

Crume Glacier

Crume Glacier (71°33′S 169°21′E / 71.55°S 169.35°E / -71.55; 169.35) is a tributary glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing east to enter Ommanney Glacier near the north coast of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William R. Crume, AS1, U.S. Navy, Support Equipment Maintenance Supervisor with Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze 1968.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Crume Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).