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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Duncan Bluff (USA) | 79° 57' 00.0" S | 155° 58' 00.0" E | Bluff |
Name ID: 135989
Place ID: 17467
A steep rock bluff along the N side of Hatherton Glacier. It rises to 1800 m between Corell Cirque and Conant Valley in the Darwin Mountains. In association with the names of communication workers grouped in this area, named after Patrick Duncan Smith of the Office of Polar Programs, NSF, 1995-2001, information technology specialist for the USAP with responsibility for projects that access communication satellites as well as Antarctic communication with the outside world. |
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