Dinn cliffs
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| location | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 58 ′ S , 57 ° 51 ′ W | |
The Dinn Cliffs are approximately 30 m high cliffs on the West Antarctic James Ross Island . They tower 3 km southwest of Saint Martha Cove on the northwest bank of Shrove Cove .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1993 after Michael Ernest Dinn (* 1959), who worked for the British Antarctic Survey on the Rothera and Signy stations between 1986 and 1996 .
Web links
- Dinn Cliffs in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)