Vigen Cliffs

Vigen Cliffs (83°23′S 50°7′W / 83.383°S 50.117°W / -83.383; -50.117Coordinates: 83°23′S 50°7′W / 83.383°S 50.117°W / -83.383; -50.117) is a set of cliffs rising to about 5,741 ft (1,750 m) to the east of Gabbro Crest on the Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains in Antartctica.

It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1979 for Oscar C. Vigen, Budget and Planning Officer, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 1968-85.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Vigen Cliffs" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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