Painted Cliffs
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Painted Cliffs is an irregular line of cliffs which extend southwest from Mount Picciotto
and mark the southeast edge of Prince Andrew Plateau. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1961–62) because of the colored sedimentary and igneous rock layers exposed on the face of the cliffs.
Mount Picciotto
Mount Picciotto is a prominent, mainly ice-free mountain, 2,560 m, surmounting the northeast end of Painted Cliffs on Prince Andrew Plateau, Queen Elizabeth Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Edgard E. Picciotto, glaciologist at South Pole Station, 1962–63; South Pole-Queen...
and mark the southeast edge of Prince Andrew Plateau. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE) (1961–62) because of the colored sedimentary and igneous rock layers exposed on the face of the cliffs.