Larsen cliffs
| Larsen cliffs | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Jøkulkyrkja in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 56 ′ S , 6 ° 53 ′ E | |
The Larsen Cliffs are sheer cliffs of rock and ice in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . They form part of the east face of Jøkulkyrkja in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains .
The cliffs were mapped on the basis of measurements and aerial photographs of the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960). It is named after Per K. Larsen (* 1910), cook on this research trip.
Web links
- Larsen Cliffs in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Larsen Cliffs on geographic.org (English)