Hutton Cliffs
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Hutton Cliffs are cliffs on the west side of Hut Point Peninsula
on Ross Island
, about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Ford Rock
. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901–04) and named for Captain Hutton of the Canterbury Museum
, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Hut Point Peninsula
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow land mass from 2 to 3 miles wide and 15 miles long, projecting southwest from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island....
on Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
, about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Ford Rock
Ford Rock
Ford Peak is a rock peak, 1,830 m, standing 6.5 nautical miles west of Mount Billing in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1962–63, for M.R.J. Ford, asst. surveyor with that party, who had wintered over at...
. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901–04) and named for Captain Hutton of the Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum
The Canterbury Museum is a museum located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand in the city's Cultural Precinct.The museum was established in 1867 and has since grown in size to encompass New Zealand's diverse natural and human heritage...
, Christchurch, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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