Nelson Cliff
| Nelson Cliff | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 14 ′ S , 168 ° 42 ′ E | |
The Nelson-cliff is a striking cliff on the Pennell Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises on the west side of the Simpson Glacier .
The northern group of the Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913) led by British polar explorer Victor Campbell mapped it. The cliff is named after Edward William Nelson (1883–1923), biologist on this research trip .
Web links
- Nelson Cliff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Nelson Cliff on geographic.org (English)