McLaughlin Cliffs
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 34 ′ S , 67 ° 30 ′ W | |
The McLaughlin Cliffs are steep cliffs on the Rymill Coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . On George VI Sound, they rise up between the confluences of the Armstrong and Conchie glaciers . The cliffs are among the breeding areas of the snow petrel .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named her in 1976 after Lieutenant Donald J. McLaughlin of the Civil Engineer Corps of the United States Navy Reserve Forces , who headed Palmer Station in 1970.
Web links
- McLaughlin Cliffs in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- McLaughlin Cliffs on geographic.org (English)