Arms of the British Antarctic Territory

Sykes Cliffs

(James Ross Island)

British Antarctic Territory

Location: 63° 59' 51" S 57° 49' 29" W
Rising to over 300 m a.s.l. W-E then N-S trending cliffs extending from 3 km WSW of Dreadnought Point to 3 km SSW of Dreadnought Point, facing Shrove Cove to the north and Croft Bay to the east, James Ross Island. Named after Dr Mark Adrian Sykes (b.1964); geologist, the British Antarctic Survey and Nottingham University, 1986-1989; whose work formed a major step forward in understanding the stratigraphy, volcanology and geochemistry of the volcanic group.