Bandits bluff
| Bandits bluff | ||
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| location | unnamed island of Trynøyane ( Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 25 ′ S , 78 ° 23 ′ E | |
The Bandits Bluff is a striking black and 40 m high cliff on a previously unnamed island off the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It rises 1 km northwest of Barrier Island in the Trynøyane group in the northern part of the Vestfold Mountains .
A team from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions built an observation hut at the foot of the cliff in July 1983. The cast of the Davis station for this hut was given the name The Bandits ( English for "The Bandits"), which in turn was the template for the naming of the cliff by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia in March 1984.
Web links
- Bandits Bluff in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)