FitzGerald Bluffs
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 3 ′ S , 77 ° 20 ′ W | |
The FitzGerald Bluffs are distinctive and north-facing cliffs in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . They extend 50 km south of the Snow Nunatakker over a length of 14 km.
Scientists from the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948) discovered them. Expedition leader Finn Ronne named it after Gerald FitzGerald (1897–1981), the chief topography engineer of the United States Geological Survey from 1947 to 1957.
Web links
- FitzGerald Bluffs in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- FitzGerald Bluffs on geographic.org (English)