Bluff Island (Antarctica)

Bluff Island
Bluff Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 68°33′S 77°54′E / 68.550°S 77.900°E / -68.550; 77.900Coordinates: 68°33′S 77°54′E / 68.550°S 77.900°E / -68.550; 77.900
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Bluff Island is an island lying 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) south of Magnetic Island and 4 kilometres (2 nmi) west of the Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, in Prydz Bay, Antarctica. It was mapped from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, re-emapped by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (1957–58) and so named because the south end of the island is marked by a steep cliff face.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bluff Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-19.

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