Neumayer Cliffs

Neumayer Cliffs (73°7′S 1°45′W / 73.117°S 1.75°W / -73.117; -1.75) is a series of abrupt rock cliffs forming the northeast end of Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938–39, and named for German geophysicist Georg von Neumayer. Surveyed by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE), 1949-52.

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

This Princess Martha Coast location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Cliffs of Queen Maud Land Princess Martha Coast Princess Martha Coast geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Neumayer-Station III Neuměř Look at other dictionaries: Neumayer Channel — The Neumayer Channel Neumayer Channel (64°47′26″S 63°8′21″W …   Wikipedia Kirwan Escarpment — (coord|73|25|S|3|30|W|) is a prominent northwest facing escarpment which lies south of the Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land. The escarpment is featured by moderate height cliffs and prominent rock spurs interspersed with glaciers and steep ice… …   Wikipedia Mount Hallgren — (73°23′S 3°22′W / 73.383°S 3.367°W / 73.383; 3.367) is a mountain, largely ice covered, with a steep, rocky northern face, situated 27 miles southwest of Neumayer Cliffs in the …   Wikipedia Ulendet Crevasses — (coord|72|51|S|0|59|W|) is a crevasse field about 7 miles (11 km) long in the Jutulstraumen Glacier, about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Neumayer Cliffs in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by… …   Wikipedia Isfossnipa Peak — (coord|73|9|S|1|30|W|) is a peak 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Austvorren Ridge, surmounting the east part of Neumayer Cliffs in Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938 39). Mapped by Norwegian… …   Wikipedia Austvorren Ridge — (coord|73|6|S|1|35|W|) is the eastern of two rock ridges which trend northward from the Neumayer Cliffs in Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938 39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys by… …   Wikipedia Charles Nunataks — The Charles Nunataks (73°19′S 2°10′W / 73.317°S 2.167°W / 73.317; 2.167) are an isolated group of nunataks lying 8 miles (13 km) south of the western end of the Neumayer Cliffs …   Wikipedia Melleby Peak — (73°16′S 1°15′W / 73.267°S 1.25°W / 73.267; 1.25) is a peak marking the eastern end of the Neumayer Cliffs in Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the …   Wikipedia Queen Maud Land — Dronning Maud Land …   Wikipedia SANAE IV — is the current research base of the South African National Antarctic Expedition. [ South African National Antarctic Programme, [http://www.sanap.org.za] ] LocationLocated at S 72°40 W 2°51 in the Queen Maud Land region of Eastern or Greater… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”