Canopus Crags

Coordinates: 71°10′S 66°38′W / 71.167°S 66.633°W / -71.167; -66.633
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The Canopus Crags (71°10′S 66°38′W / 71.167°S 66.633°W / -71.167; -66.633) are a cluster of peaks of 3 nautical miles (6 km) extent, located between Vela Bluff and Carina Heights along the south side of Ryder Glacier, in Palmer Land. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the star Canopus in the constellation of Carina.[1]

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  1. ^ "Canopus Crags". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-24.

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