Cliffs of Gloom
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| location | King George Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 11 ′ S , 58 ° 15 ′ W | |
The Cliffs of Gloom ( English for cliffs of darkness ) are up to 200 m high rocky cliffs on the south coast of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . On the south side of the Krakow Peninsula , they stretch between the Syrezol Rocks and Martins Head .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1998 after the fact that the south-facing cliffs are constantly shaded.
Web links
- Gloom, Cliffs of in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)