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.- Type: Slope
- Description: cliffs in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Neumayer-Kliffs”
Neumayer Cliffs
- Categories: cliff and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-73.16667° or 73° 10′ south
Longitude
-2° or 2° west
Elevation
1,993 metres (6,539 feet)
Open location code
2CRWR2M2+82
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Neumayer Cliffs” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “紐邁耶崖”
- German: “Neumayersteilwand”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Neumayerskarvet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Neumayerskarvet”
- Norwegian: “Neumayerskarvet”
- Turkish: “Neumayer Kayalıkları”
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Highlights: Årmålsryggen and Vorrnipa Peak.
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