Simpson Crags

The Priestley Glacier is a major valley glacier, about 60 nautical miles long, originating at the edge of the Polar Plateau of , Antarctica.
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Simpson Crags

Latitude
-74.40959° or 74° 24′ 35″ south
Longitude
162.79198° or 162° 47′ 31″ east
Elevation
1,282 metres (4,206 feet)
Named after
Lieutenant Commander William A. Simpson
Open location code
2VQ4HQRR+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11693534403
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cliff
Geo­Names ID
6625329
Wiki­data ID
Q7521080
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In Other Languages

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

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