Adam's bluff
| Adam's bluff | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| part of | Churchill Mountains in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 82 ° 9 ′ S , 159 ° 55 ′ E | |
The Adams Bluff is a rock cliff in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It rises 8 km north of Peters Peak in the Holyoake Range of the Churchill Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped the bluff using tellurometer measurements and aerial photographs taken by the United States Navy between 1960 and 1962. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it after Paul L. Adams, geologist on the United States Antarctic Research Program at Byrd Station (1961–1962 and 1962–1963) and at McMurdo Station (1963–1964 and 1964–1965).
Web links
- Adams Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Adams Bluff on geographic.org (English)