Vee Cliffs (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Vee Cliffs (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Cliff (2f)
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:
Steep, mainly ice-covered cliffs, extending for approximately 7.2km between Aurora Glacier and Terror Glacier on the south shore of Ross Island. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF14
The name is suggested by two prominent V-shape wedges which protrude from the cliff wall. The name was first used by Dr. Edward A. Wilson who, with Thomas V. Hodgson of BrNAE, 1901-04, visited the cliffs in November 1903.
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