Anderson Scarp
Anderson Scarp is an upward slope and cliff 935 metres high, about 0.8 nautical miles west of Hall Bluff on the Dais, Wright Valley, in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hall Bluff.
Hall Bluff
Cliff
Hall Bluff is a prominent rock bluff, 750 metres high, that forms the east end of Dais and marks the valley entrances to North Fork and South Fork in Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dais and Plane Table Glacier.
Dais
Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.Plane Table Glacier
Locality
Plane Table Glacier is a short, tapering glacier on the north side of Plane Table that extends part way down the south wall of Wright Valley, Victoria Land. Plane Table Glacier is situated 6 km southeast of Anderson Scarp.
Nakai Snowfield
Locality
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between Victoria Valley and McKelvey Valley on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Nakai Snowfield is situated 8 km northeast of Anderson Scarp.
Anderson Scarp
- Type: Slope
- Categories: cliff and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-77.55° or 77° 33′ south
Longitude
161.35° or 161° 21′ east
Elevation
935 metres (3,068 feet)
Open location code
2VJ3F922+22
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Anderson Scarp” goes by many names.
- German: “Anderson Scarp”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Anderson Scarp”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hall Bluff and Dais.
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