Pelias bluff
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 3 ′ S , 61 ° 19 ′ W | |
The Pelias Bluff is a striking and more than 150 m high cliff on the Oskar II coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises immediately west of the Standring Inlet on the north side of the Jason Peninsula .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey mapped it in 1953. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1956 based on the name of the Jason Peninsula after Pelias , Jason’s uncle from Greek mythology .
Web links
- Pelias Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pelias Bluff on geographic.org (English)