First Crater

First Crater (77°50′S 166°39′E / 77.833°S 166.650°E / -77.833; 166.650Coordinates: 77°50′S 166°39′E / 77.833°S 166.650°E / -77.833; 166.650) is a crater on Arrival Heights, located 0.75 nautical miles (1.4 km) north of Hut Point on Ross Island. It was named by Frank Debenham in 1912 on his local survey of Hut Point Peninsula during the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "First Crater". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-23.

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