Feature Name (see definition): Waitabit Cliffs

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16179

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 31' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 14' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.5166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.2333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): A line of sedimentary cliffs on the E coast of Alexander Island which faces E onto George VI Sound and extends 3 mi N from the mouth of Mercury Glacier. Probably first seen by Lincoln Ellsworth, who flew directly over it and photographed segments of this coast on Nov. 23, 1935. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE). Resurveyed in 1949 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), at which time the rock strata were independently examined by members of the party at two different points, an important investigation causing the delay which gave rise to the name.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data