Orford Cliff

Orford Cliff Refuger
Refuge
Location of Orford Cliff in Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Orford Cliff in Antarctic Peninsula
Orford Cliff Refuger
Location of Orford Cliff in Antarctic Peninsula
Coordinates: 66°54′37″S 66°29′18″W / 66.910274°S 66.488224°W / -66.910274; -66.488224
Country United Kingdom
Location in AntarcticaLake Fryxell
Taylor Valley
Antarctica
Administered byBritish Antarctic Survey
Established1957 (1957)
Demolished1959 (1959)
TypeSeasonal
StatusDemolished

Orford Cliff (66°55′S 66°29′W / 66.917°S 66.483°W / -66.917; -66.483) is a coastal cliff of Pernik Peninsula, Loubet Coast in Graham Land, overlooking the east side of Lallemand Fjord just east of Andresen Island. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1956. Named for Michael J.H. Orford, FIDS assistant surveyor at Detaille Island in 1956, a member of the party which found a route from Detaille Island to Avery Plateau, via Orford Cliff and Murphy Glacier.