Kappen Cliffs

The Kappen Cliffs (

76°56′S 162°22′E / 76.933°S 162.367°E / -76.933; 162.367Coordinates: 76°56′S 162°22′E / 76.933°S 162.367°E / -76.933; 162.367) are steep rock cliffs that form the south edge of Kar Plateau on Scott Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The cliffs are 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) long and rise to 600 metres (2,000 ft). They were named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (1999) after Professor of Kiel University, Germany, who conducted extensive lichen ecophysiology in the Cape Geology area.^[1]

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