Croom Glacier

Croom Glacier

Croom Glacier (70°18′S 62°25′W / 70.3°S 62.417°W / -70.3; -62.417) is a steep, broad glacier flowing to the head of Smith Inlet between Moe Point and Hughes Ice Piedmont, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John M. Croom, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at Palmer Station in 1968-69; he was U.S. Exchange Scientist at the Soviet's Bellingshausen Station in 1970.

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