Long bluff
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| location | Thurston Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 32 ′ S , 96 ° 46 ′ W | |
The Long Bluff is a striking cliff in the southeast of Thurston Island before Eights Coast of the West Antarctic Ellsworthlands . It rises on the western flank of the Long Glacier .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 2003 after W. A. Long, pharmacist in the Eastern Group in Operation Highjump (1946–1947) carried out by the United States Navy , who on January 12, 1947 was involved in the rescue of six surviving crew members Martin PBM Mariner who crashed on the Noville Peninsula was involved.
Web links
- Long Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Long Bluff on geographic.org (English)