Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Williams Cliff (NZL) | 77° 34' 52.0" S | 166° 47' 00.6" E | Cliff |
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Name ID: 114733
Place ID: 16077
A rocky bluff approximately 8km north of Turks Head, 11km northeast of Cape Evans, on the southwest slopes of Mount Erebus, Ross Island. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF13 |
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| Williams Cliff (USA) | 77° 35' 00.0" S | 166° 47' 00.0" E | Cliff |
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Name ID: 133726
Place ID: 16077
A prominent rock cliff that stands out from the ice-covered SW slopes of Mount Erebus, situated 6 mi E of Cape Barne on Ross Island. This rock cliff was mapped by the BrAE under Scott, 1910-13, and identified simply as "Bold Cliff" on maps resulting from that expedition. It was named Williams Cliff by the US-ACAN in 1964 to commemorate Richard T. Williams, who lost his life when his tractor broke through the ice at McMurdo Sound in January 1956. |
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