Delta bluff
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Worcester Range in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 41 ′ S , 161 ° 22 ′ E | |
 Worcester Range topographic map (bottom right) showing the Delta Bluff |
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The Delta Bluff is a steep cliff with a triangular base in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises at the mouth of the Delta Glacier on the west flank of the Skelton Glacier in the Worcester Range .
The New Zealand group of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) explored and named the cliff in 1957. It is named after its triangular shape.
Web links
- Delta Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Delta Bluff on geographic.org (English)