Name details

Bluff Island

Bluff Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bluff Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 122651

Feature type: Bluff (5)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An island lying 0.5 mi S of Magnetic Island and 2 mi W of Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, in Prydz Bay. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Remapped by ANARE (1957-58) and so named because the S end of the island is marked by a steep cliff face.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 33' 00.0" S
-68.55000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
77° 54' 00.0" E
77.90000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Nathan Saunders 2009
Catalogue id
IA21850
Caption
Bluff Island, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 3300 feet. Looking South.
Photographer
Saunders, Nathan

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1965

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