Tragic Corner
| Tragic Corner | ||
|---|---|---|
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| part of | Boulding Ridge | |
|
||
| Coordinates | 68 ° 0 ′ S , 66 ° 48 ′ W | |
The Tragic Corner is a 750 m high cliff in Graham land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It forms the northeastern end of the Boulding Ridge between the Todd Glacier and the McClary Glacier on the Fallières coast .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1971 after the fatal accident of vehicle mechanic John Fraser Noel (1942–1966) and radio operator Thomas John Allan (1940–1966) during a British Antarctic Survey dog sled ride near the cliff in May 1966 .
Web links
- Tragic Corner in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Tragic Corner on geographic.org (English)