Name details

DeVries Bluff

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 134283

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

A steep bluff rising to approximately 1600m, on the north side of Byrd Glacier. The feature is immediately east of DeVries Glacier, where the latter enters Byrd Glacier. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MP05

Named For

Named in association with DeVries Glacier. Biologist Arthur L DeVries conducted research on freezing avoidance of McMurdo Sound fishes at the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) McMurdo Station over four decades, 1960-61 through 2001-02 field seasons.

Location

Latitude:
80° 19' 00.0" S
-80.31667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
157° 45' 00.0" E
157.75000°
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Altitude:
1376 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MP05 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
27-Feb-2003

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