Skidmore Cliff

Skidmore Cliff (

83°24′S 49°30′W / 83.400°S 49.500°W / -83.400; -49.500Coordinates: 83°24′S 49°30′W / 83.400°S 49.500°W / -83.400; -49.500) is an irregular east-facing cliff, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, located at the extremity of a spur trending eastward from Saratoga Table, in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.

It was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photographs during 1956–66. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for , an ionospheric scientist at Ellsworth Station, during the winter of 1957.

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