Abercrombie Crests

Abercrombie Crests

Abercrombie Crests (coord|81|0|S|160|9|E|) is a cluster of rock summits rising to 1259 m in the north part of Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The feature is 9 miles (14 km) south-southeast of Mount Deleon. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Thomas J. Abercrombie of the "National Geographic Magazine" Foreign Editorial Staff, 1957-90, who was on assignment in Antarctica, 1957-58. One of several features in Darley Hills that are named for NGM staff.


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