Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Oona Cliff (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Oona Cliff (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Cliff (2f)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
A north-facing rock and ice cliff, about 4 mi long, situated just NW of Mount Walton in the Outback Nunataks. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-64. Named by US-ACAN for Hain Oona, ionospheric physicist at South Pole Station, 1968.
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