Campbell Cliffs
| Campbell Cliffs | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| part of | Queen Maud Mountains in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 84 ° 46 ′ S , 174 ° 55 ′ E | |
The Campbell Cliffs are a series of tall and prominent cliffs in Antarctica's Ross Dependency . The mainly snow-covered formation forms the east face of the Haynes Table in the Hughes Range of the Queen Maud Mountains in the Transantarctic Mountains .
They were discovered and photographed during an overflight on February 16, 1947 as part of the US Operation Highjump (1946–1947). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 1962 after Commander Clifford Morgan Campbell (1909-1989) of the United States Navy , senior officer on this flight.
Web links
- Campbell Cliffs in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Campbell Cliffs on geographic.org (English)