Pentecost Cirque () is a cirque between
Hawkins Cirque and
Dean Cirque on the south side of
Olympus Range,
McMurdo Dry Valleys. The cirque opens south to
Wright Upper Glacier
Wright Upper Glacier () is an ice apron at the upper west end of Wright Valley in Asgard Range, Antarctica. It is formed by a glacier flowing east from the inland ice plateau. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VU ...
. 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) (2004) after
John S. Pentecost, PHI helicopter pilot with
United States Antarctic Program (USAP) in seven consecutive field seasons from 1997 to 1998.
Cirques of Antarctica
Landforms of Victoria Land
McMurdo Dry Valleys
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