COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

Probablemente, fue avistado por primera vez, por Lincoln Ellsworth, quien fotografió partes de las costas en esas vecindades, el 23 de noviembre de 1935. El acantilado fue levantado en bosquejo, en 1936 por el BGLE, al mando de John Rymill, le dieron este nombre, por los fósiles encontrados allí en la roca estratificada. Fue nuevamente levantado en 1948 por FIDS. Acantilado de roca situado en la costa E de la isla Alejandro I, que señala el lado N de la desembocadura del glaciar Uranus en el canal Jorge VI.

E coast of Alexander Island on George VI Sound, was probably seen from the air by Ellsworth, 23 November 1935; roughly surveyed by BGLE in 1936 and called Fossil Camp because the first fossils from Alexander Island (of Jurassic age) were found there (Rymill, 1938b; Stephenson, 1940, map facing p.232); resurveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in 1948 and named Fossil Bluff (Fuchs, 1951a, p.400; APC, 1955, p.10; DOS 610 sheet W 71 68, 1960). Fósil Bluff (Argentina. MM chart 110, 1957). The FIDS/BAS station, known as "Base KG" or "Fossil Bluff", was established there by aircraft from Adelaide in February 1961 and was occupied as a winter station in 1961, 1962 and 1968-75, since when it has been occupied during summers only (BAS sheet Misc. 2, 1981). Utes Fossil-Blaff (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Acantilado Fósil (Chile. DNH, 1962, p.203; IHA 1974, p.127). "Fossil-Blaff", referring to the BAS station (Soviet Union. AA, 1966, Pl.24).

Prominent rock bluff on the E coast of Alexander Island marking the N side of the mouth of Uranus Glacier where it enters George VI Sound. Probably first seen by Lincoln Ellsworth, who flew directly over it and photographed segments of the coast in this vicinity on Nov. 23, 1935. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE and so named by them because fossils were found in the rock strata there. Resurveyed in 1948 by the FIDS.