Abercrombie Crests are a cluster of rock summits rising to in the north part of
Darley Hills
The Darley Hills () are a range of high, ice-covered coastal hills in the Churchill Mountains, Antarctica.
Location
The Darley Hills overlook the Ross Ice Shelf, and trend north–south for about between Cape Douglas and Cape Parr.
To the west, ...
,
Churchill Mountains
The Churchill Mountains are a mountain range group of the Transantarctic Mountains System, located in the Ross Dependency region of Antarctica. They border on the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf, between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier.
Seve ...
, south-southeast of
Mount Deleon
Nicholson Peninsula () is a broad ice-covered peninsula about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, between Couzens Bay and Matterson Inlet on the Shackleton Coast on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
Location
Nicholson Peninsula fa ...
. Named by
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
(US-ACAN) after
Thomas J. Abercrombie
Thomas J. Abercrombie (August 13, 1930 – April 3, 2006) was a senior staff writer and photographer for ''National Geographic'', well known for his work on Middle Eastern countries. During his tenure at the Geographic magazine, Abercrombie t ...
of the ''
National Geographic Magazine
''National Geographic'' (formerly the ''National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is a popular American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. Known for its photojournalism, it is one of the most widely ...
'' Foreign Editorial Staff, 1957–90, who was on assignment in
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...
, 1957–58. One of several features in Darley Hills that are named for NGM staff.
Cliffs of the Ross Dependency
Shackleton Coast
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