Linnaeus Terrace
Linnaeus Terrace is a rock terrace on the north side of Oliver Peak in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It is protected under the Antarctic Treaty System as Antarctic Specially Protected Area No.138 because it is one of the richest known sites for the cryptoendolithic communities that colonise the Beacon Sandstone.- Locality
- …is named after Carl Linnaeus
- Description: geological feature in Antarctica
Places of Interest
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Oliver Peak
Peak
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dais and Labyrinth.
Dais
The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending…
7 km northeast of Linnaeus Terrace
Linnaeus Terrace
- Category: terrace
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.59763° or 77° 35′ 52″ south
Longitude
161.08032° or 161° 4′ 49″ east
Open location code
2VJ3C32J+W4
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Linnaeus Terrace” goes by many names.
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