Creagh Glacier

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).