Davies Cliffs

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

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

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Place ID: 3371
Name ID: 108437

Feature type: Cliff

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

rising to c. 600m ESE of Enigma Peak, Rothschild Island, following surveys by BAS, 1975-77, were named after Robin Albert ("Bruce") Davies (b. 1951), BAS Station Commander and general assistant, Adelaide, 1975-77, who worked on Alexander Island and Rothschild Island (APC, 1980, p.3).

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Location

Latitude:
69° 37' 00.0" S
-69.61667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
72° 23' 00.0" W
-72.38333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
11-Jun-2008

Related information

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