An observer in a boat finds that the angle of elevation of the top of a tower standing on the top of a cliff is $60^\circ$ and that of the top of the cliff is $30^\circ$. If the height of the tower is $60 \ m$,then the height of the cliff is ... $m$.

  • A
    $30$
  • B
    $60\sqrt{3}$
  • C
    $20\sqrt{3}$
  • D
    None of these

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