Brandau Crater
# Brandau Crater

Brandau Crater (78°12′S 163°22′E﻿ / ﻿78.200°S 163.367°E﻿ / -78.200; 163.367) is an ice-free volcanic crater lying to the south of the snout of Howchin Glacier on Chancellor Ridge, Royal Society Range. It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (1994) after Lieutenant Commander James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy, Squadron VX-6 helicopter pilot in the area, 1964 and 1965.

