Global Information Lookup Global Information

Cruzen Island information


Cruzen Island
Cruzen Island is located in Antarctica
Cruzen Island
Cruzen Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates74°47′S 140°42′W / 74.783°S 140.700°W / -74.783; -140.700
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Cruzen Island is a rocky, but mostly snow-covered island about 93 kilometres (50 nmi) north-northeast of the mouth of Land Glacier off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered in 1940 on aerial flights from the West Base of the US Antarctic Service, and named for Commander Richard Cruzen, US Navy, the commanding officer of the USS Bear and second in command of the expedition.

and 15 Related for: Cruzen Island information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8042 seconds.)

Cruzen Island

Last Update:

Cruzen Island is a rocky, but mostly snow-covered island about 93 kilometres (50 nmi) north-northeast of the mouth of Land Glacier off the coast of Marie...

Word Count : 90

Cruzen Range

Last Update:

The Cruzen Range (77°19′17″S 161°09′18″E / 77.32139°S 161.15500°E / -77.32139; 161.15500 (Cruzen Range)) is a mountain range that rises to 1,600 metres...

Word Count : 2792

Richard Cruzen

Last Update:

Richard Harold Cruzen (April 28, 1897 – April 15, 1970) was a decorated United States Navy officer with the rank of Vice Admiral. A veteran of both World...

Word Count : 1153

List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

Last Update:

-67.817; -68.967) Cruiser Rocks Cruzen Island (74°47′S 140°42′W / 74.783°S 140.700°W / -74.783; -140.700) Curie Island (66°39′S 140°3′E / 66.650°S...

Word Count : 12543

Forsyth

Last Update:

Sounds of South Island Lake Forsyth, New Zealand Forsyth Bluff, Australia, see West Cape Howe National Park Forsyth Peak, in the Cruzen Range of Victoria...

Word Count : 226

Operation Highjump

Last Update:

Richard H. Cruzen, USN, Commanding Eastern Group (Task Group 68.3) Capt. George J. Dufek, USN, Commanding Seaplane Tender USS Pine Island. Capt. Henry...

Word Count : 1787

USS Bear

Last Update:

seaplane on board. Lieutenant Commander Richard H. Cruzen was captain of Bear during the expedition. Cruzen would rise to the rank of rear admiral and commanded...

Word Count : 2715

Victoria Valley

Last Update:

descends south-southeast between Saint Johns Range to the east and the Cruzen Range to the west. It is joined from the west by the Barwick Valley, and...

Word Count : 1319

Saint Johns Range

Last Update:

the Ross Sea. The Victoria Valley separates Saint Johns Range from the Cruzen Range to the west and the Olympus Range to the south. The north of the range...

Word Count : 4350

United States Antarctic Service Expedition

Last Update:

Photographer (East Base) Zadik Collier - Aviation Machinist (East Base) Richard H. Cruzen - Commanding officer of USS Bear Leland S. Curtis - official artist Harry...

Word Count : 1236

List of butterflies of the Solomon Islands

Last Update:

(Tennent, 2000) Nacaduba kurava euretes (Druce, 1891) Nacaduba kurava cruzens Tennent, 2000 Nacaduba factio Tennent, 2000 Nacaduba cyanea chromia (Druce...

Word Count : 1764

Jared Madere

Last Update:

Museum of American Art, New York, NY 2016 - Islands in the Stream, David Lewis, New York, NY 2016 - Jake Cruzen & Jared Madere: Prince Cherrie, White Flag...

Word Count : 1668

Apocalypse Peaks

Last Update:

Balham Valley to the southeast. The Willett Range lies to the west, the Cruzen Range (formerly part of the Clare Range) to the north, the Insel Range to...

Word Count : 1438

Barwick Valley

Last Update:

the north the valley is bounded by The Fortress and other features of the Cruzen Range (formerly part of the Clare Range). To the west and southwest it is...

Word Count : 1797

USS Alcona

Last Update:

await further disposition. However, on 18 April 1946, Captain Richard H. Cruzen, prospective commanding officer of an Arctic exercise, code named "Nanook"...

Word Count : 2934

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net