Donnachie cliff
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| location | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 1 ′ S , 58 ° 4 ′ W | |
The Donnachie-cliff is a 500 m high rock cliff on the Antarctic James Ross Island . On the Ulu Peninsula , it rises 0.5 km northeast of Back Mesa .
The British Antarctic Survey carried out geological surveys here between 1985 and 1986. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the cliff after Thomas Donnachie (1921–?), A radio operator for Operation Tabarin in Hope Bay between 1944 and 1945, in 1988 .
Web links
- Donnachie Cliff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Donnachie Cliff on geographic.org (English)