Shaler cliffs
| Shaler cliffs | ||
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| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Shackleton Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 80 ° 17 ′ S , 25 ° 29 ′ W | |
The Shaler cliffs are a series of up to 1000 m high cliffs in the East Antarctic Coatsland . In the Shackleton Range they tower 3 km east-southeast of the Charpentier Pyramid in the northern part of the Herbert Mountains .
Aerial photographs were taken in 1967 by the United States Navy . The British Antarctic Survey took from 1968 to 1971 surveys before. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the cliffs on January 5, 1972 after the American geologist Nathaniel Shaler (1841-1906).
Web links
- Shaler Cliffs in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Shaler Cliffs on geographic.org (English)