Cruzen Range

The Cruzen Range (77°19′17″S 161°09′18″E / 77.32139°S 161.15500°E / -77.32139; 161.15500Coordinates: 77°19′17″S 161°09′18″E / 77.32139°S 161.15500°E / -77.32139; 161.15500) is a mountain range that rises to 1600 m in Vashka Crag and extends west to east for 10 nautical miles (19 km) between Salyer Ledge and Nickell Peak in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land. The range is bounded to north, east, south and west by the Clare Range, Victoria Valley, Barwick Valley, and the Webb Glacier. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 2005 after Rear Admiral Richard H. Cruzen, commander of Task Force 68 during the U.S. Navy Antarctic Developments Project, 1946-47 (Operation Highjump).

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