Feature Name (see definition): Grand Chasms

Feature Class (see definition): Valley

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 5934

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
78° 35' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
039° 30' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.5833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -39.5

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962

Description (see definition): Two or more deep crevasses in the Filchner Ice Shelf, extending W for an unknown distance from 37W, close W of Touchdown Hills. The feature is the most notable crevassed area on the Filchner Ice Shelf, roughly 60 mi long and from 0.25 to 3 mi wide. Discovered by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE), 1955-58. During 1957 it was examined by a U.S. party from Ellsworth Station led by Dr. Edward Thiel, who applied the descriptive name.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data