Marø Cliffs

The Marø Cliffs are prominent rock cliffs standing southwest of in the of Antarctica. They were first mapped in 1956–57 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Harald Marø, captain of the Canadian sealer Theron which transported the advance party and other members of the expedition to the Filchner Ice Shelf in 1955–56.
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Marø Cliffs

Latitude
-79.06667° or 79° 4′ south
Longitude
-28.5° or 28° 30′ west
Elevation
492 metres (1,614 feet)
Open location code
29GHWGM2+82
Geo­Names ID
7646142
Wiki­data ID
Q6772266
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Marø Cliffs” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Maro Cliffs
  • Chinese: 馬勒崖
  • German: Marø-Kliffs
  • Ladin: Marø Cliffs
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Marø Cliffs
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Marø Cliffs
  • Swedish: Maro Cliffs
  • Swedish: Marø Cliffs

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