Gill Bluff
| Gill Bluff | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Mount Takahe | |
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 14 ′ S , 112 ° 33 ′ W | |
 Topographic map of Mount Takahe with Gill Bluff |
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The Gill Bluff is a rock cliff in the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . It rises on the northwest side of Mount Takahe .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1959 to 1966. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after Allan Gill (1930-2010), aurora researcher on Byrd Station in the year 1963.
Web links
- Gill Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gill Bluff on geographic.org (English)