Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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Parker Bluff (USA) | 86° 17' 00.0" S | 145° 38' 00.0" W | Bluff |
Name ID: 129856
Place ID: 10902
A bold, rounded bluff at the S end of the California Plateau, overlooking Van Reeth Glacier about 5 mi E of Mount Blackburn, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for John J. Parker, photographer with USN Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. |
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