Name details

Kaa Bluff

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 135278

Feature type: Bluff

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

c. 350 m.a.s.l., flat-topped bluff E of and overlooking Stoneley Point, forming the northernmost termination of the ridge/spur that juts out NW from Davis Dome, James Ross Island. Named after Kaa, the python in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, in association with similar names in the area.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

63° 51' 42.0" S

-63.86167°

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Longitude:

58° 06' 27.0" W

-58.10750°

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Altitude:

350 m

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Map

Source

Location Method:

Unknown

Source Name:

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Source Identifier:

Source Scale:

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Source Institution:

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Source Person:

Unknown

Source Publisher:

Unknown

Remote sensing:

Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:

Unknown

Date approved:

15-Nov-1906

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