Helo cliffs
| Helo cliffs | ||
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| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| part of | Mount Erebus | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 30 ′ S , 167 ° 9 ′ E | |
The Helo Cliffs are striking cliffs on the Antarctic Ross Island in the Ross Archipelago . They rise at a height of about 3525 m on the northern edge of the summit crater of Mount Erebus .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the cliffs in 2000. Its name is derived from a helicopter of the type HH-52A Seaguard of the United States Coast Guard , which crashed on January 9, 1971 not far from the cliffs. The four-man crew remained uninjured, the wreck remained at the scene of the accident.
Web links
- Helo Cliffs in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Helo Cliffs on geographic.org (English)