Feature Name (see definition): Carruthers Cliff

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 17493

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 11' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 058° 17' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.1833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -58.2833333

Elevation (see definition): 180

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1999

Description (see definition): Prominent sub-vertical rock cliffs forming the SSE flank of Vaureal Peak. The cliffs extend inland about 1,900-2,300 ft, rising to about 180 m above sea level. Fossilized wood and leaf remains were discovered near the base of these cliffs in 1996. Named for Robert George Carruthers (1880-1965), an English stratigrapher, invertebrate palaeontologist, and quaternary geologist with the British Geological Survey. He was the originator of the undermelt theory in which British glacial deposits resulted from a single glacial advance.

Date Created (see definition): 01/21/1999

Date Edited (see definition): No data