Arms of the British Antarctic Territory

Nelson Cliffs

(James Ross Island)

British Antarctic Territory

Location: 64° 19' 54" S 57° 34' 58" W
Vertical cliffs, approx. 350 m high, north side of Lomas Ridge, extending c. 8 km east–west between 5 km north of Jefford Point and Tortoise Hill, James Ross Island. Contains important geological features used to correlate geological sections between Hamilton Point and Jefford Point and assign eruptive environments to the geological units. Named after Dr Philip H.H. Nelson (b.1938), the British Antarctic Survey geologist 1959-1965, who carried out the first geological survey of the James Ross Island Volcanic Group. Nelson spent 325 days in the field in the 1960-61 season, and travelled 2,250 miles.