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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| Holmes Bluff (USA) | 74° 59' 00.0" S | 133° 43' 00.0" W | Bluff |
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Name ID: 126636
Place ID: 6520
A bluff marking the N end of Demas Range on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. The feature was observed from aircraft of the U.S. Antarctic Service, 1939-41, but was first mapped in detail by the USGS, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Thomas J. Holmes, USARP meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1961. |
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