Lenton Bluff
| Lenton Bluff | ||
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| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Theron Mountains in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 79 ° 0 ′ S , 28 ° 7 ′ W | |
The Lenton Bluff is a rock cliff in the East Antarctic Coats Land . In the Theron Mountains , it rises on the northern flank of the mouth of the Jeffries Glacier into the Bailey Ice Stream .
Participants in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) under the direction of British polar explorer Vivian Fuchs mapped it between 1956 and 1957. It is named after Ralph Anthony Lenton (1923-1986), carpenter and radio operator on this research trip.
Web links
- Lenton Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lenton Bluff on geographic.org (English)