Sosa Icefalls

Sosa Icefalls (81°51′S 157°48′E / 81.850°S 157.800°E / -81.850; 157.800Coordinates: 81°51′S 157°48′E / 81.850°S 157.800°E / -81.850; 157.800) is a line of icefalls nearly 200 m high at the south margin of Chapman Snowfield, Churchill Mountains. The icefalls extend southwest for 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Mount Massam, ending near the head of Starshot Glacier. Named after Ezekiel R. Sosa, United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographic engineer with the Topo North-Topo South survey expedition in these mountains, 1961-62.

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


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