Name details

D'Angelo Bluff

D'Angelo Bluff (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

D'Angelo Bluff  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140072

Feature type: Bluff

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A prominent north-facing rock bluff up to 14km long trending westward from Mount Mclntyre. The bluff stands at the west side of Scott Glacier, near the head, 24.5km south of Mount Early.

Named For

Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) geological party led by Quin Blackburn, in Dec. 1934. The bluff was visited Dec. 5, 1962 by a geological party of the Ohio State University Institute of Polar Studies, led by George Doumani. Named by Doumani for CWO John D'Angelo, U.S. Army (USA), helicopter pilot who landed the party on this bluff.

Location

Latitude:
87° 17' 28.4" S
-87.29123°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
153° 33' 15.4" W
-153.55429°
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Altitude:
2700 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
0.5m Antarctic Imagery Mosaic, DigitalGlobe Inc 2018
Source Identifier:
1030010062D54400
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
19-Dec-2019

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