Cathedral Rocks
Cliffs in Antarctica
title: "Cathedral Rocks" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cliffs-of-victoria-land", "scott-coast"] description: "Cliffs in Antarctica" topic_path: "general/cliffs-of-victoria-land" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_Rocks" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Cliffs in Antarctica ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cathedral Rocks' |
| photo | File:Cathedral Rocks Antarctica.jpg |
| photo_caption | Cathedral Rocks |
| country | Antarctica |
| region_type | Region |
| region | Victoria Land |
| length_km | |
| width_km | |
| map | Antarctica |
| map_caption | Cathedral Rocks' |
| range_coordinates | |
| geology | |
| :: |
| name= Cathedral Rocks' | photo=File:Cathedral Rocks Antarctica.jpg | photo_caption=Cathedral Rocks | country=Antarctica | country_type=Continent | region_type =Region | region=Victoria Land | parent= | border= | coordinates = | length_km= | length_note = | width_km= | width_note = | highest= | elevation_m= | elevation_note= | map = Antarctica | map_alt = | map_caption = Cathedral Rocks' | map_size = | label = | label_position = | range_coordinates = | range_coordinates_note = | geology= | period=| orogeny= The Cathedral Rocks () are a series of four abrupt cliffs interspersed by short glaciers and surmounted by sharp peaks. The cliffs extend for 8 nmi along the south side of Ferrar Glacier and form part of the north shoulder of the Royal Society Range, in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Exploration and name
The Carhedral Rocks were discovered and named on December 7, 1902 by Lieutenant Albert Armitage, leader of a party of the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04 (BrNAE), that explored this area. The name is descriptive of the feature.
Location
The Cathedral Rocks are in the north of the Royal Society Range, to the south of Ferrar Glacier and the west of Briggs Hill. Emmanuel Glacier flows along their west side, and Condit Glacier flows along their east side. Zoller Glacier, Darkowski Glacier and Bol Glacier flow through the formation. The Camels Hump and The Pimple are south of the rocks.
Features
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/C77190s1_Ant.Map_Ross_Island.jpg" caption="Cathedral Rocks in southwest corner of map"] ::
Mount Windle
Mount Fuller
Mount Mignone
Mount Essinger
Camels Hump
Kamb Glacier
A broad elevated glacier, 4 nmi long, flowing northeast from Fogle Peak to enter Condit Glacier. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN after glaciologist Barclay Kamb of the California Institute of Technology; from the 1980's, a principal investigator in USARP studies of the West Antarctic ice sheet, including the drilling of deep boreholes to the base of Siple Coast ice streams; research in order to determine the mechanisms by which the ice streams are able to move at relatively greater speeds than the surrounding ice sheet.
Fogle Peak
A distinctive pointed peak, 2,475 m high, standing at the head of Kamb Glacier. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN after Benson Fogle, Program Manager for Upper Atmospheric Research, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 1976-85.
Lettau Peak
The Pimple
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2024-01-30 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C77190s1_Ant.Map_Ross_Island.jpg |accessdate=2024-02-13 |title=Ross Island |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref= }}
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