Orford Cliff

Oxford Cliff Refuge
Refuge
Location of Oxford Cliff in Antarctic Peninsula
Oxford Cliff Refuge
Location of Osford Cliff in Antarctic Peninsula
Coordinates: 66°54′37″S 66°29′18″W / 66.910274°S 66.488224°W / -66.910274; -66.488224
Country  United Kingdom
Location in Antarctica Lake Fryxell
Taylor Valley
Antarctica
Administered by British Antarctic Survey
Established 1957 (1957)
Demolished 1959 (1959)
Type Seasonal
Status Demolished

Orford Cliff (66°55′S 66°29′W / 66.917°S 66.483°W / -66.917; -66.483Coordinates: 66°55′S 66°29′W / 66.917°S 66.483°W / -66.917; -66.483) is a coastal cliff of Pernik Peninsula, Loubet Coast in Graham Land, overlooking the east side of Lallemand Fjord just east of Andresen Island. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1956. Named for Michael J.H. Orford, FIDS assistant surveyor at Detaille Island in 1956, a member of the party which found a route from Detaille Island to Avery Plateau, via Orford Cliff and Murphy Glacier.

Oxford Cliff Refuge

Oxford Cliff Refuge (66°54′37″S 66°29′18″W / 66.910274°S 66.488224°W / -66.910274; -66.488224) was a British refuge located in the Lallemand Fjord on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula. The refuge, managed by the British Antarctic Survey, was inaugurated on February 21 1957 and remained active intermittently until January 10, 1959. The hut was used by the personnel settled at Station W. The shelter was demolished and removed on March 25, 1997. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "History of Oxford Cliff". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved October 4, 2018.



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