Drake Icefall

Drake Icefall

Drake Icefall (79°46′S 83°50′W / 79.767°S 83.833°W / -79.767; -83.833) is an icefall 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide between Soholt Peaks and Edson Hills, draining eastward from the plateau to join the general flow of Union Glacier through the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for Benjamin Drake IV, geologist and member of the party.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Drake Icefall" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).