Shaler Cliffs () is a rock cliffs 2 miles (3.2 km) east-southeast of
Charpentier Pyramid, rising to 1,000 m in the north part of
Herbert Mountains
The Herbert Mountains () are a conspicuous group of rock summits on the east side of Gordon Glacier in the Shackleton Range of Antarctica. They were first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Commonwealth Trans-Ant ...
,
Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the
U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
(BAS), 1968–71. In association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, named by the
United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
(UK-APC) after
Nathaniel S. Shaler
Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (February 20, 1841 – April 10, 1906) was an American paleontologist and geologist who wrote extensively on the theological and scientific implications of the theory of evolution.
Biography
Born to a slave-holding fami ...
(1841-1906), American geologist, joint author with geographer
William Morris Davis
William Morris Davis (February 12, 1850 – February 5, 1934) was an American geographer, geologist, geomorphologist, and meteorologist, often called the "father of American geography".
He was born into a prominent Quaker family in Philadelphia, ...
of Glaciers (Boston, 1881) and of papers on glacial geology, 1884–92.
Cliffs of Coats Land
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