Name details

Tantalus Bluffs

Tantalus Bluffs (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Tantalus Bluffs  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 132471

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

High rock bluffs forming the NE shoulder of Mount Ferguson, overlooking the W side of the terminus of Liv Glacier near its entry into Ross Ice Shelf. So named by the Southern Party of NZGSAE (1963-64) because the bluffs appeared to be of geologic interest, but could not be reached. In attempting to penetrate the crevasse field NE of the bluffs one of the geologists was injured in a crevasse accident.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
84° 55' 00.0" S
-84.91667°
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Longitude:
168° 25' 00.0" W
-168.41667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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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

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1966

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