D'Angelo Bluff
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Mount McIntyre | |
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| Coordinates | 87 ° 18 ′ S , 154 ° 0 ′ W | |
 Map sheet D'Angelo Bluff from 1966 with the origin of the Scott Glacier |
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The D'Angelo Bluff is a striking, north facing rock cliffs in the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . It extends from Mount McIntyre in a westerly direction for about 10 km and rises on the western flank of the Scott Glacier near its source area about 21 km south of Mount Early .
The cliff was discovered in December 1934 by the geological team of the second Antarctic expedition (1933-1935) of the American polar explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd . Another visit followed on December 5, 1962 by geologists from the Institute for Polar Research at Ohio State University under the direction of George Doumani (* 1931). Doumani named the bluff after the United States Army pilot John D'Angelo , who had flown Doumani and his team to the formation by helicopter.
Web links
- D'Angelo Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- D'Angelo Bluff on geographic.org (English)