Nadir bluff
| Nadir bluff | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Quartermain Mountains in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 58 ′ S , 160 ° 27 ′ E | |
The Nadir Bluff is a 2355 m high and steep cliff in East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Quartermain Mountains , it forms a shoulder-like protrusion on the eastern flank of Mount Feather .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named the cliff in 1993 after the nadir , the base opposite the zenith.
Web links
- Nadir Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Nadir Bluff on geographic.org (English)