Kuiper Scarp
Kuiper Scarp is an east–west escarpment running along the south face of Uranus Glacier on the east side of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The scarp was photographed by Lincoln Ellsworth, November 23, 1935, in the course of a trans-Antarctic flight and was plotted from the photos by W.L.G.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Kuiper Scarp
- Type: Slope
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Kuiper Scarp” goes by many names.
- German: “Kuiper Scarp”
- Hebrew: “מדרון קאיפר”
- Hebrew: “מדרון קוויפר”
- Hebrew: “מדרון קויפר”
- Hebrew: “מתלול קוויפר”
- Hebrew: “מתלול קויפר”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kuiper Scarp”
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