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Historic settlement site in the Northern Territory, Australia
Escape Cliffs is a place on the northern coast of the Northern Territory of Australia, on the western coast of the Cape Hotham peninsula, and the eastern
Escape_Cliffs
Topics referred to by the same term
University, London Escapa (disambiguation) Xscape (disambiguation) Escape Cliffs, a historic settlement site in the Northern Territory, Australia ESKAPE
Escape
Town in Australia
Ireland in 1855. The first site, as chosen by Boyle Travers Finniss at Escape Cliffs near the mouth of the Adelaide River, on the coast of Adam Bay on the
Palmerston, Northern Territory
Palmerston,_Northern_Territory
National park in the Northern Territory, Australia
Territory pioneer, who explored areas of the Northern Territory from Escape Cliffs in Van Diemen Gulf to the Daly River in 1864. Aboriginal people have
Litchfield_National_Park
British settlement in Australia
The three later attempts were at Fort Wellington, Port Essington and Escape Cliffs. Captain J. J. Gordon Bremer set sail on HMS Tamar from Port Jackson
Fort_Dundas
Species of flowering plant
was formally described in 1883 based on plant material collected from Escape Cliffs in the Northern Territory by C. Hull. The fruit is traditionally eaten
Buchanania_obovata
Port Essington (1838–1849) on the Cobourg Peninsula, and the fourth at Escape Cliffs (1864–1867) near the mouth of the Adelaide River. Following unsatisfactory
Fort_Wellington,_Australia
Australian surveyor
surveyor in the early days of the colony of South Australia. He served at Escape Cliffs under B. T. Finniss, and later under G. W. Goyder at Port Darwin. Packard
H._D._Packard
Expeditions from South Australia to the Northern Territory, 1864–1870
from the start was to be named "Palmerston". 9km 5.6miles The Narrows Escape Cliffs Adam Bay SW Vernon Is. NW Vernon Is. E Vernon Is. The first requirement
Survey parties to the Northern Territory 1864–1870
Survey_parties_to_the_Northern_Territory_1864–1870
Boat used for an expedition in 1865
that of his officers. Above all, he stuck to his original choice of Escape Cliffs and The Narrows as town sites, against the advice of his officers. He
Forlorn_Hope_(boat)
Suburb in the Northern Territory, Australia
about 50 kilometres (30 mi) ENE of the territory capital of Darwin. Escape Cliffs (named for an encounter between Aboriginals and several officers of
Adam_Bay
Capital city of Northern Territory, Australia
and found a capital for its new territory. Finniss chose a site at Escape Cliffs, near the entrance to Adelaide River, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast
Darwin,_Northern_Territory
National park in Australia
was part of the Wulna Land Claim - portion 1386 which was the former Escape Cliffs Historical Reserve, portion 2012 which was the former Cape Hotham Forest
Djukbinj_National_Park
1996 American action film
Escape from L.A. (stylized on-screen as John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.) is a 1996 American post-apocalyptic action film co-written, co-scored, and
Escape_from_L.A.
in the Northern Territory, where a settlement was to be founded at Escape Cliffs. That the project failed had much to do with Finniss's leadership, but
James_Thomas_Manton
Film by Michael Noer
fall from the cliffs would mean certain death, Papillon bags coconuts together for a raft. During a swell of waves, he jumps from the cliffs and survives
Papillon_(2017_film)
and explorations in the Northern Territory with Finniss's party at Escape Cliffs and with the McKinlay exploration of the Alligator Rivers region. Edmunds
R._H._Edmunds
2008 Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki
overall. The film tells the story of Ponyo, a goldfish-like creature who escapes from the ocean and is helped by a five-year-old human boy named Sōsuke
Ponyo
Australian explorer
examine the Adelaide River and environs, chose a settlement site at Escape Cliffs. Litchfield was 32 years old when he arrived by sea in the Northern
Frederick_Henry_Litchfield
Suburb of unincorporated area, the Northern Territory, Australia
Northern Territory Heritage Register on 12 January 2000 under the name of Escape Cliffs. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports
Hotham,_Northern_Territory
surgeon and Protector of Aborigines of the pioneering settlement at Escape Cliffs, Northern Territory of Australia under B. T. Finniss. Within a year
Francis_Edward_Goldsmith
2014 video game
is the second Dead Island spin-off. Escape Dead Island is a survival mystery game that follows the story of Cliff Calo, who sets sail to document the
Escape_Dead_Island
site for a principal town to be called Palmerston. The site chosen, Escape Cliffs, had an excellent harbour with the deepest river (the Adelaide) in the
William_Pearson_(surveyor)
Surveyor in South Australia
(c. 1843 – 14 August 1866), member of the first surveying party to Escape Cliffs, Northern Territory, was a brother. He drowned in the River Murray shortly
John_Harrison_Packard
Tribe of giants in the Odyssey
They threw vast rocks from the cliffs, smashing the ships, and speared the men like fish. Odysseus made his escape with his single ship because it was
Laestrygonians
Newspaper editor, magistrate and politician in South Australia (1830–1908)
as representative of some investors in the Northern Territory, to Escape Cliffs, where of a party of 40 under B. T. Finniss was to establish a settlement
Jefferson_Stow
Battle on the Yangtze River (208 AD)
Dongpo's Red Cliffs" or the "Literary Red Cliffs" (文赤壁). This conjecture arises largely from the famous 11th-century poem "First Ode on the Red Cliffs", which
Battle_of_Red_Cliffs
South Australian vigneron and wine merchant (1840–1912
Aboriginal Australians from Chambers Bay, some 8 miles (13 km) from Escape Cliffs, who had stolen goods and seriously wounded several horses with their
W._P._Auld
American bassist (1962–1986)
2024. Casadei, Stefano (April 13, 2020). "Liam Wilson talks Dillinger Escape Plan, Azusa bands". For Bass Players Only. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
Cliff_Burton
Scottish explorer (1815–1866)
1865–66. Government had grown impatient at Finniss's lack of progress at Escape Cliffs and sent McKinlay to report, and to investigate alternative sites for
John_McDouall_Stuart
English doctor and administrator (1830–1875
proposed new settlement, independent of the work being done by Finniss at Escape Cliffs. The party left Port Adelaide by the ship Ellen Lewis on 25 September
James_Millner_(doctor)
Local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia
settlement party and who explored areas of the Northern Territory from Escape Cliffs in Van Diemen Gulf to the Daly River. Some growth took place during
Litchfield_Municipality
Cemetery in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
along with his wife Eliza were involved in the pre-Darwin settlement at Escape Cliffs. Other prominent pioneering families are also buried in the cemetery
Darwin_Pioneer_Cemetery
McDouall Stuart's 5th expedition and Boyle Travers Finniss's expedition to Escape Cliffs, Northern Territory. 1863 – 1868 - Charles Hathway and Samuel Smith
Exeter_Hotel
Scottish-born Australian explorer
Northern Territory and to find a more suitable site for settlement than Escape Cliffs, to which B. T. Finniss had staked his reputation, and was proving a
John_McKinlay
Australian law enforcement agency
revolvers were issued. Like their predecessors, the Rural Constabulary at Escape Cliffs, the first detachment of police at Palmerston had as their first responsibility
Northern Territory Police Force
Northern_Territory_Police_Force
19th century surveyor in South Australia
or sea transportation. The site was chosen after Finniss's choice at Escape Cliffs had been rejected. With the incentive of a £3000 bonus, "Little Energy"
George_Goyder
Film by Franklin J. Schaffner
McQueen's famous cliff-jumping scene near the film's climax took place from the cliffs in Maui, Hawaii. McQueen insisted on performing the cliff-jumping stunt
Papillon_(1973_film)
13078°N 12.80748°E / 51.13078; 12.80748 Prisoners made numerous attempts to escape from Oflag IV-C, one of the most famous German Army prisoner-of-war camps
Attempts_to_escape_Oflag_IV-C
Australian politician (1807–1893)
(1845–1846) Frederick Robe Finniss (1847–1908) accompanied his father to Escape Cliffs in 1864 He married again, to Sophia Florence Maud Lynch (1852–1925)
B._T._Finniss
Location and former settlement in Northern Territory, Australia
Government of South Australia and Frederick Henry Litchfield in 1864, at Escape Cliffs (also known as Palmerston) near the mouth of the Adelaide River, before
Port_Essington
Australian surveyor and architect (1844–1884)
1864–65 expedition to Northern Australia surveying the area around Escape Cliffs and the Adelaide River. Following a breakdown of morale in the settlement
William_McMinn
Australian settler
for the slaying of several natives after the murder of Marie Ward at Escape Cliffs several years before http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/elac/2008/09/a_good_win_1
Thomas_Boutflower_Bennett
English settler in Australia and mineowner
4 December 1868) was a member of B. T. Finniss's 1864 expedition to Escape Cliffs, Northern Territory. John Whinham's North Adelaide Grammar School students
John_Benjamin_Graham
English sketcher, surveyor, and explorer (1841–1915)
for the projected settlement at Adam Bay. The sheep were landed at Escape Cliffs, and then he had charge of the horse party, with F. H. Litchfield's
Stephen_King_(surveyor)
Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia
three N.T. towns given this name, near Port Darwin – the first was at Escape Cliffs. Litchfield Council "Southport" "Southport". The Northern Territory
Southport,_Northern_Territory
the annexation, a fourth attempt at settlement occurred in 1864 at Escape Cliffs, about 75 km (47 mi) from present-day Darwin. Colonel Boyle Travers
History of the Northern Territory
History_of_the_Northern_Territory
Indian comedy film series
mobsters, he quickly takes his family and flees to Sun City, South Africa to escape. However, Majnu and Sanjana have come to Sun City as well. Rajiv meets Sanjana
Welcome_(film_series)
Australian politician
expire until October 1865, he was one of those who on 6 May 1865 left Escape Cliffs on the ship Bengal for Surabaya, and with J. R. (T. R. ?) Atkinson travelled
Robert_Cottrell
2022 American horror television series
The town's residents must work together to stay alive and find a way to escape. Harold Perrineau as Boyd Stevens, the self-appointed sheriff and de facto
From_(TV_series)
1979 crossing into West Germany
On 16 September 1979, eight people from two families escaped from East Germany by crossing the border into West Germany at night in a homemade hot air
East_Germany_balloon_escape
73 BCE conflict of the Third Servile War,battle
besieged the group of escaped slaves on Mount Vesuvius, Spartacus's men adopted unusual tactics, rappelling down the steeper cliff face opposite the Roman
Battle_of_Mount_Vesuvius
Australian politician and judge
1864 surveying party to the Northern Territory; he died of fever at Escape Cliffs, aged 21. Boucaut resigned in February 1905 and died at his home in
James_Boucaut
escape attempts made by 34 prisoners, to escape Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. Two men tried twice, making for a total of 36 individual escape
List of Alcatraz escape attempts
List_of_Alcatraz_escape_attempts
Garment used for restraining people
6, 2008). Criss Angel's New Orleans Escape. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via YouTube. "Cliff Gerstman - Escape Artist". www.magician.org. Archived from
Straitjacket
1973 fantasy romance novel by William Goldman
Fezzik. As they ascend the Cliffs of Insanity, a man in black pursues them. Vizzini cuts their rope, but the man clings to the cliff face. The man in black
The_Princess_Bride_(novel)
1997 Indian film
Reshma escapes to Raju and tells him what happened. He swiftly returns her to Yash thinking that she is mentally unsound. But when she escapes once again
Hameshaa
Prison of Cayenne in French Guiana
penal colony; they were housed in moderate freedom due to the difficulty of escape from the island. Saint-Joseph Island was the Reclusion, where inmates were
Devil's_Island
American actress (born 1968)
Drama Series in 2005. For her role as a prison worker in the miniseries Escape at Dannemora (2018) and as Dee Dee Blanchard in the miniseries The Act (2019)
Patricia_Arquette
and Mia are now on the run, finding refuge in Rio de Janeiro. In order to escape the authorities and from drug kingpin Hernan Reyes, their newest enemy,
List of Fast & Furious characters
List_of_Fast_&_Furious_characters
2000 film by Martin Campbell
third collaboration between Campbell and actor Stuart Wilson, after No Escape (1994) and The Mask of Zorro (1998). While rock climbing in Monument Valley
Vertical_Limit
Fictional character from the films Escape from New York and Escape from L.A.
fictional character who served as the protagonist of the films Escape from New York (1981) and Escape from L.A. (1996). Portrayed by Kurt Russell, the character
Snake_Plissken
1986 video game
camp itself is a small castle on a promontory surrounded on three sides by cliffs and the cold North Sea. The only entry to the camp is by a narrow road through
The Great Escape (1986 video game)
The_Great_Escape_(1986_video_game)
American actor (1923–2011)
Broken (1991), Wind (1991), Renaissance Man (1994) and John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. (1996). Late in his life, Robertson's career had a resurgence
Cliff_Robertson
a botched escape led by rebel Sabine Wren, Pryce interrogates and fights Sabine, only to be electrocuted by her, and the defectors escape. Pryce arrives
List of Star Wars Rebels characters
List_of_Star_Wars_Rebels_characters
2013 South Korean film
but a car crash turns their trip into a nightmare. Jung Bum-shik's The Escape is about a male trainee teacher who gets locked in the doorway to hell.
Horror_Stories_2
2007 film by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
graphic novel tie-in and a projected biohazard warning staged on the White Cliffs of Dover ahead of the film's general release. The film was released theatrically
28_Weeks_Later
the creature and is killed by it shortly after while they escape, her rappelling down the cliff where she reunites with the team, including Henry, who fell
List of Jurassic Park (franchise) characters
List_of_Jurassic_Park_(franchise)_characters
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
(1.2 mi) higher than that of the near side. The discovery of fault scarp cliffs suggest that the Moon has shrunk by about 90 meters (300 ft) within the
Moon
1993 film by Steven Spielberg
security precautions, a small group of visitors struggle to survive and escape the now perilous island. Before Crichton's novel was published, four studios
Jurassic_Park
2025 American crime drama television series
Chester detective sergeant who joins Tom's task force Raúl Castillo as Cliff Broward, Robbie's friend and co-worker who joins in the trap house robberies
Task_(TV_series)
1790 battle of the Unification of Hawaii
("Battle of the Dammed Waters of ʻĪao" or Kaʻuwaʻupali, "Battle of the Clawed Cliffs") was fought in 1790 between the islands of Hawaiʻi and Maui. The forces
Battle_of_Kepaniwai
1984 studio album by Metallica
for Kill 'Em All. "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Trapped Under Ice", and "Escape" were written mostly in Copenhagen, and the band put finishing touches on
Ride_the_Lightning
American streaming television series
2) Owen Crow Shoe as a member of Sophie's group (season 2) Andrew Misle, Cliff Liknes and John Dylan Louie (season 2) as members of another group which
Black_Summer_(TV_series)
2026 film by Baltasar Kormákur
himself to her climbing harness, Ben threatens to pull her off the cliff if she tries to escape. As they ascend, she fashions a Prusik knot for him to pull himself
Apex_(2026_film)
1987 film by Rob Reiner
Robin Hood's Stride, Birchover, Derbyshire, England Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland (for the Cliffs of Insanity) Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire,
The_Princess_Bride
9th episode of the 1st season of Poker Face
"Escape from Shit Mountain" is the ninth episode of the American murder mystery comedy-drama television series Poker Face. The episode was written by showrunners
Escape_from_Shit_Mountain
American monster television series
Cybernetics) Curtiss Cook as Reddick Barris (season 2): The director of Monarch Cliff Curtis as Jason Trissop (season 2): The head of Apex Cybernetics' Special
Monarch:_Legacy_of_Monsters
American comedy film
higher-ups about giving back her dialogue, it backfires. Lauren tries to escape from the hotel in a frenzy one night. Mr. Best's men graphically shoot one
The_Bubble_(2022_film)
10th episode of the 1st season of Poker Face
Cliff, hitting him in the eye with a penis-shaped ring that she received from the bachelorette's party, and escapes by jumping into the water. Cliff,
The_Hook_(Poker_Face)
American musician (born 1963)
21, 2016). "James Hetfield moved to 'quiet' Colorado to enjoy outdoors, escape 'elitist' Bay Area attitudes". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December
James_Hetfield
1994 film by Martin Campbell
No Escape, released in some countries as Escape from Absolom and Absolom 2022, is a 1994 science fiction action film directed by Martin Campbell. It stars
No_Escape_(1994_film)
Hill in central Scottish highlands
Dubh, above Lochan Uvie and close to the A86 road, are a series of Schist cliffs. UK Climbing class them as "one of Scotland's biggest and finest 'roadside'
Creag_Dhubh_(Newtonmore)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024
Retrieved 3 April 2022. Eaton, George (11 January 2021). "Why Rishi Sunak can't escape blame for the Covid-19 crisis". New Statesman. Archived from the original
Rishi_Sunak
Sea harbor in Sardinia, Italy
surveyed the coasts of Masua, ultimately finding the perfect spot in the high cliffs in front of the Pan di Zucchero stack. Here, the sea was deep enough and
Porto_Flavia
American singer (born 1956)
pornographic film, Jackson phoned brother Randy who flew to New York to help her escape while Gordon was out. Days later, La Toya filed for divorce in Las Vegas
La_Toya_Jackson
City and county in California, US
The San Francisco Marathon attracts more than 21,000 participants. The Escape from Alcatraz triathlon has, since 1980, attracted 2,000 top professional
San_Francisco
Japanese author (1909–1948)
pseudonym he used was Shunpei Kuroki (黒木 舜平), for the book Illusion of the Cliffs (断崖の錯覚, Dangai no Sakkaku). Shūji Tsushima was born on June 19, 1909, the
Osamu_Dazai
2010 film by Martin Scorsese
deceive him and not to trust his partner Chuck. Teddy and Chuck climb the cliffs toward the lighthouse but are separated. Believing he saw Chuck's body on
Shutter_Island_(film)
eighteen. He helps the pair escape the Saxons, but as Mordred follows them, Merlin uses magic to make the passage over a cliff impossible. Arthur chooses
List_of_Merlin_characters
1963 film by Peter Yates
a 1963 British CinemaScope and Technicolor musical film starring singer Cliff Richard. The film was directed by Peter Yates (his directorial debut), produced
Summer_Holiday_(1963_film)
Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005
the uprising there, similar to the recent uprising in Warsaw. Wojtyła escaped by hiding in the basement of his uncle's house at 10 Tyniecka Street, while
Pope_John_Paul_II
Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
Landing. The cliffs were known to early explorers and mapped under several names including the White Cliffs, Milk Cliffs, and Browne's Cliffs, after would-be
Ellis_Cliffs,_Mississippi
British–Australian singer (1948–2022)
Germany to a German-Jewish academic family who came to the UK in 1933 to escape the Nazi regime. Newton-John's maternal grandfather was German Jewish Nobel
Olivia_Newton-John
Ancient Greek goddess
of the story, Metis transformed into many different shapes in effort to escape Zeus, but Zeus successfully raped her and swallowed her. After swallowing
Athena
King of England from 1189 to 1199
converted. Some sought sanctuary in the Tower of London, and others managed to escape. Among those killed was Jacob of Orléans, a respected Jewish scholar. Roger
Richard_I_of_England
Founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)
to block off the mountain passes into Pakistan and cut off bin Laden's escape. Franks denied the request, as he agreed with the Bush administration that
Osama_bin_Laden
National Basketball Association team in San Antonio
Duncan's rookie season. In their last matchup of the season, San Antonio escaped with a 95–94 victory over Dallas when a Vince Carter attempt bounced off
San_Antonio_Spurs
American dark comedy drama television series
Weeks (season 3) Joel Brooks as Terry Bernstein (season 3) Gregg Daniel as Cliff Calhoun (season 3) Hank Chen as Lawrence (season 3) Christina Hendricks
Hacks
2009 film by David Twohy
the wedding photos with the real Cliff and Cydney on the camera, witnesses Rocky shoot Nick and attempts to escape. She fights off Rocky's girlfriend
A_Perfect_Getaway
ESCAPE CLIFFS
ESCAPE CLIFFS
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Netherlands, Swedish, Teutonic
Estate Ruler
Boy/Male
German, Teutonic
Estate Ruler; Rules an Estate
Boy/Male
Norse
Warrior's estate.
Girl/Female
Afghan, African, Arabic, Australian, Swahili
Truthful; Progeny; Free; Escaped
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Lord of Tyre.
Female
Cornish
, escape, fly; alive; or, small water.
Biblical
the scape-goat
Girl/Female
Muslim
Free. Escaped.
Boy/Male
Norse
Warrior's estate.
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Italian, Teutonic
Rules the Estate; Estate Ruler; Ruler of an Estate
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English slape ‘slippery, miry place’, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word (Old English slǣp), as for example Slape in Dorset or Sleap in Shropshire.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of various places in England and southern Scotland, for example in North Yorkshire near Bedale, in the Lowlands near Biggar, and in Suffolk, so named with Old English snæp ‘area of boggy land’. In Sussex the dialect term snape is still used of boggy, uncultivable land.
Boy/Male
Biblical
The scape-goat.
Girl/Female
British, English
Run; Escape
Girl/Female
Latin
Hope.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Free; Escaped
Female
Cornish
, escape, fly; alive; or, small water.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Merciful.
Boy/Male
Australian
Estate Ruler
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish
Estate Ruler
ESCAPE CLIFFS
ESCAPE CLIFFS
Girl/Female
Muslim
Splendor
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Dow, a variant of Daw.English : metronymic from a medieval female personal name (see Duce).
Boy/Male
Italian American
From Gaete.
Girl/Female
Australian
Precious
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian
Falconess
Boy/Male
British, English
Highborn and Renowned
Girl/Female
Teutonic American German Welsh
Peaceful.
Girl/Female
Greek
Mother of Achilles.
Girl/Female
Indian
Our world
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Gaelic, Irish, Jamaican, Scottish
Child of the Wise Leader; Fair; Favored One; Son of the Fair Man; Son of Kenzie
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n.
The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape.
n.
That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression.
n.
An escape.
n.
Means of escape; evasion.
imp. & p. p.
of Escarp
v. t.
To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish; to scale the inside of a boiler.
imp. & p. p.
of Scape
n.
Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable.
imp. & p. p.
of Escape
v.
To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.
v. t.
To shape again.
v.
To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade; as, the fact escaped our attention.
n.
The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen.
n.
One who escapes.
v. t.
To endow with an estate.
n.
A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.
v. t. & i.
To escape.
n.
A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale; the binary scale, etc.
n.
A scale insect. (See below.)
v. i.
To get free from that which confines or holds; -- used of persons or things; as, to escape from prison, from arrest, or from slavery; gas escapes from the pipes; electricity escapes from its conductors.