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Feature Name (see definition): Peden Cliffs Feature Class (see definition): Cliff Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 11508 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 74° 57' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 136° 28' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.95 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -136.4666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1974 Description (see definition): A line of cliffs, 6 mi long, breached near the center by Rhodes Icefall. The cliffs border the N side of Garfield Glacier in the W part of McDonald Heights, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Irene C. Peden, ionospheric physicist who made investigations on electrical measurements of the ice sheet near Byrd Station, 1970-71. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Peden Cliffs in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Peden Cliffs information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Peden Cliffs should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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