Name details

Downshire, Cliffs

Downshire, Cliffs (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Downshire, Cliffs  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113183

Feature type: Cliff (2f)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A line of precipitous basalt cliffs rising to 2,000 m above the Ross Sea and forming much of the E side of Adare Peninsula along the coast of Victoria Land. In 1841 Capt. James Ross applied the name "Cape Downshire" to a part of these cliffs. He did so at the request of Cdr. Francis R.M. Crozier of the Downshire. No prominent cape exists here and, for the sake of historical continuity, the name has been reapplied to these cliffs. (SCAR CGA narrative, USA)

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 37' 00.0" S
-71.61667°
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Longitude:
170° 36' 00.0" E
170.60000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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