Edge rocks
| Edge rocks | ||
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| height | 1410 m | |
| location | Queen Elizabeth Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Iroquois Plateau , Pensacola Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 58 '59 " S , 52 ° 54' 58" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Edge Rocks (English for edge rock ) are two per 1,410 m high cliffs in the West Antarctic Queen Elizabeth Land . They rise 17.5 km east of the Hill Nunatak on the southeastern edge of the Iroquois Plateau in the Pensacola Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped them based on their own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1956 to 1966. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 1968 after their geographical position.
Web links
- Edge Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Edge Rocks on geographic.org (English)