Black Icefalls

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Black Icefalls (81°46′S 157°14′E / 81.767°S 157.233°E / -81.767; 157.233Coordinates: 81°46′S 157°14′E / 81.767°S 157.233°E / -81.767; 157.233) is a line of icefalls at the south margin of Chapman Snowfield, Churchill Mountains. The icefalls extend southwest from Mount Massam to Vance Bluff, and were named in honor of A. W. Black, a member of the 1959 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Black Icefalls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.