Penck Ledge

Penck Ledge is a mainly ice-covered ledge at the west side of the head of in . It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition, led by John Schjelderup Giæver, and additional air photos, and named in association with Penck Trough.

Penck Ledge

Latitude
-73.05° or 73° 3′ south
Longitude
-4.3° or 4° 18′ west
Elevation
2,196 metres (7,205 feet)
Open location code
2CRQXM2X+2X
Geo­Names ID
6623068
Wiki­data ID
Q7162343
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Penck Ledge” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Penck Ledge
  • Dutch: Penck Ledge
  • German: Pencksøkkrabbane
  • Ladin: Penck Ledge
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Pencksøkkrabbane
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Pencksøkkrabbane
  • Swedish: Penck Ledge

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