Creagh Glacier

Creagh Glacier (78°1′S 161°10′E / 78.017°S 161.167°E / -78.017; 161.167) is a glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, flowing northeast from Creagh Icefall to the vicinity of Canoe Nunatak, Wilkniss Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1994 after Father Gerry Creagh (d. 1994), a New Zealand citizen, who served as honorary U.S. Navy chaplain for over 25 summer seasons at the Chapel of the Snows, McMurdo Station. He was unofficially known as the "Chaplain of Antarctica."

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

This Scott Coast location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Glaciers of Victoria Land Scott Coast Scott Coast geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Creagerstown, Maryland Creagh Icefall Look at other dictionaries: Creagh Icefall — (78°2′S 161°8′E / 78.033°S 161.133°E / 78.033; 161.133) is an icefall at the head of Creagh Glacier in the Wilkniss Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”