Tombaugh Cliffs
Tombaugh Cliffs is a group of ice-free cliffs which stand at the north side of the mouth of Pluto Glacier and face towards the George VI Ice Shelf which occupies George VI Sound, on the east side of Alexander Island, Antarctica.- Slope
- …lies at an elevation of around 100 metres (320 feet)
- Description: ice-free cliffs in Antarctica, next to the Pluto Glacier, named after Clyde Tombaugh
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-71.07731° or 71° 4′ 38″ south
Longitude
-68.28126° or 68° 16′ 53″ west
Open location code
27WHWPF9+3F
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Tombaugh Cliffs” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “湯博崖”
- German: “Tombaugh-Kliffs”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tombaugh Cliffs”
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