Barrett Bluff
| Barrett Bluff | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Convoy Range in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 42 ′ S , 161 ° 18 ′ E | |
| rock | Sandstone , dolerite | |
The Barrett Bluff is a 350 m high and bulky cliff in the convoy Range of East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises from the Gentle Valley and is bounded to the south by the ice masses of the flight deck firn field . It consists of sandstone from the so-called Beacon Supergroup with a dolerite dome .
It is named after the New Zealand geologist Peter John Barrett (* 1940), who was involved in several US and New Zealand campaigns in Antarctica .
Web links
- Barrett Bluff in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)