Ethelbald Bluff
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| location | Alexander I Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 70 ° 42 ′ S , 68 ° 55 ′ W | |
The Ethelbald Bluff is a cliff of volcanic rock on the West Antarctic Alexander Island . It forms the western end of the ramified mountain ridges that extend west from Belemnite Point .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the cliff on April 29, 1997 after Ethelbald (834-860), King of Wessex from 858 until his death.
Web links
- Ethelbald Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ethelbald Bluff on geographic.org (English)