It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57 and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Irishman Tom Crean, Second Officer of the Endurance during the British expedition under Ernest Shackleton, 1914–16.
It was charted by the South Georgia Survey between 1951–57 and designated by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in tribute to Tom Crean, who served as Second Officer on the Endurance under Shackleton's command during the 1914–16 expedition.