Canopus Crags

The Canopus Crags (71°10′S 66°38′W) are a cluster of peaks of 3 nautical miles (6 km) extent, located between Vela Bluff and Carina Heights along the south side of Ryder Glacier, in Palmer Land. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the star Canopus in the constellation of Carina.[1]

References
  1. "Canopus Crags". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-24.

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.