Name details

Barren Bluff

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 112737

Feature type: Bluff (2f)

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

Prominent Bluff on Sequence Hills along the western side of the Rennick Glacier. Named by the Northern Party of the NZGSAE, 1962-63, from the extremely bare (of loose rock) and exposed nature of the surface. The party had difficulty in collecting sufficient stones for a survey beacon.

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Location

Latitude:
73° 04' 00.0" S
-73.06667°
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Longitude:
161° 18' 00.0" E
161.30000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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