Neumayer Cliffs
Neumayer Cliffs is a series of abrupt rock cliffs forming the northeast end of Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Alfred Ritscher, 1938–39, and named for German geophysicist Georg von Neumayer.Neumayer Cliffs
- Type: Slope
- Description: cliffs in Antarctica
- Categories: cliff and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Neumayer Cliffs from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Neumayer Cliffs” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “紐邁耶崖”
- German: “Neumayer-Kliffs”
- German: “Neumayersteilwand”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Neumayerskarvet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Neumayerskarvet”
- Norwegian: “Neumayerskarvet”
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