Two Step Cliffs
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Two Step Cliffs is the eastern face of a flat-topped sedimentary mountain
, 680 m, immediately east of Mars Glacier
on the east coast of Alexander Island
. First seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth
on November 23, 1935, and mapped from photos obtained on that flight by W.L.G. Joerg. Roughly surveyed from the ground in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE) and in 1940-41 by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), who used the names "Two Step Mountains" and "Table Mountain
" for this feature. The name Two Step Cliffs derives from the name used by USAS, and was suggested by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) following surveys in 1949 as being particularly descriptive of this feature.
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
, 680 m, immediately east of Mars Glacier
Mars Glacier
Mars Glacier is a glacier in the southeast corner of Alexander Island, 6 nautical miles long and 2 nautical miles wide, flowing south into the ice shelf of George Vl Sound between Two Step Cliffs and Phobos Ridge. First seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935, and roughly...
on the east coast of Alexander Island
Alexander Island
Alexander Island or Alexander I Island or Alexander I Land or Alexander Land is the largest island of Antarctica, with an area of lying in the Bellingshausen Sea west of the base of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Marguerite Bay and George VI Sound. Alexander Island lies off...
. First seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth
Lincoln Ellsworth
Lincoln Ellsworth was an arctic explorer from the United States.-Birth:He was born on May 12, 1880 to James Ellsworth and Eva Frances Butler in Chicago, Illinois...
on November 23, 1935, and mapped from photos obtained on that flight by W.L.G. Joerg. Roughly surveyed from the ground in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
(BGLE) and in 1940-41 by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), who used the names "Two Step Mountains" and "Table Mountain
Table Mountain
Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa, and is featured in the flag of Cape Town and other local government insignia. It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors using the cableway or hiking to the top...
" for this feature. The name Two Step Cliffs derives from the name used by USAS, and was suggested by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) following surveys in 1949 as being particularly descriptive of this feature.