Prahl Crags
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Prahl Crags (76°4′S 134°43′W / 76.067°S 134.717°WCoordinates: 76°4′S 134°43′W / 76.067°S 134.717°W) are a group of rock crags at an elevation of 2,750 m on the south slopes of the Mount Moulton massif, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Sidney R. Prahl, a member of the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) team that studied ice sheet dynamics in the area northeast of Byrd Station, 1971-72.
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