McKay Cliffs
The Geologists Range is a mountain range about 55 km long, standing between the heads of Lucy and Nimrod Glaciers in Antarctica. Seen by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition and named to commemorate the work of geologists in Antarctic exploration.- Slope
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,990 metres (6,510 feet)
- …is also known as “Alexander McKay Cliffs”
- Description: line of cliffs in Antarctica
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-82.31667° or 82° 19′ south
Longitude
156° east
Open location code
2R9RM2M2+82
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Italian—“McKay Cliffs” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “McKay-Kliffs”
- German: “McKay-Kliffs”
- Italian: “Rupi McKay”
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