Organ Pipe Cliffs
Organ Pipe Cliffs is a line of coastal cliffs in the form of palisades of columnar dolerite overlooking the sea to the west of Cape Wild. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who named them because of the similarity of the rock structure to organ pipes.Organ Pipe Cliffs
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- Description: line of coastal cliffs in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-68.41667° or 68° 25′ south
Longitude
149.25° or 149° 15′ east
Open location code
3R3FH7M2+82
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Organ Pipe Cliffs” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “風琴管崖”
- German: “Organ Pipe Cliffs”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Organ Pipe Cliffs”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wild, Cape and Blake, Cape.
Antarctica: Highlights
Notable places include Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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