Cadle monolith
| Cadle monolith | ||
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 39 '24 " S , 60 ° 54' 39" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Cadle Monolith is a striking, un-iced rock formation on the Black Coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 15 km southeast of Cape MacDonald at the eastern end of the Condor Peninsula .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it in 1974. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1976 after Gary L. Cadle (* 1947), a United States Navy electrician at Palmer Station in 1973.
Web links
- Cadle monolith in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cadle Monolith on geographic.org (English)