Name details

Lettau Bluff

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 127967

Feature type: Bluff (2f)

Origin

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

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Narrative

A rock and ice bluff that forms the central part of the W edge of Beaufort Island. It rises 200 m above Ross Sea. Named after Professor Heinz H. Lettau of the University of Wisconsin, an authority on Antarctic meteorology who was active in the planning and development of the meteorological program and equipment for the U.S. Plateau Station, 1966-68. He co-authored (with Paul C. Dalrymple and Sarah H. Wollaston) an analysis of the 1958 meteorological data from South Pole Station.

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Location

Latitude:
76° 57' 00.0" S
-76.95000°
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Longitude:
167° 00' 00.0" E
167.00000°
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Altitude:
200 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-2000

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