Hornblende bluffs
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Wilson Hills in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 54 ′ S , 159 ° 45 ′ E | |
 Topographic map of the area around the Suworow Glacier with the Hornblende Bluffs (bottom center) |
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The Hornblende Bluffs are striking, 1050 m high cliffs on the Oates coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Wilson Hills they rise 3 km southeast of Mount Ellery near the head end of the Suvorov Glacier .
The northern group of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1963-1964) named it after the mineral group hornblende (calcium amphiboles), which are contained in the rock of the cliffs.
Web links
- Hornblende Bluffs in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hornblende Bluffs on geographic.org (English)