DeGoes Cliff

DeGoes Cliff

DeGoes Cliff (71°44′S 161°54′E / 71.733°S 161.9°E / -71.733; 161.9) is a steep rock cliff on the west side of Morozumi Range. The cliff is over 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, its northern end being 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of Mount Van Veen. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Louis DeGoes of the National Academy of Sciences, Executive Secretary of the Committee on Polar Research, National Research Council.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "DeGoes Cliff" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).