Sophie Kliff
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 45 ′ S , 62 ° 13 ′ W | |
The Sophie-cliff is a striking rock cliff of granite at the Danco Coast of Graham lands north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located on the east side of the entrance to Piccard Cove , a side bay of Wilhelmina Bay .
Participants in the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) of the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery mapped it for the first time. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it on September 23, 1960 based on the name of the Sophie Rocks , whose namesake has not been passed down.
Web links
- Sophie Cliff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sophie Cliff on geographic.org (English)