Pemmican bluff
| Pemmican bluff | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Jones Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 73 ° 31 ′ S , 94 ° 22 ′ W | |
The Pemmican Bluff is a short and striking cliff in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the Jones Mountains it rises on the western edge of Basecamp Valley immediately west of the Pillsbury Tower .
The University of Minnesota crew , who explored the Jones Mountains from 1960 to 1961, mapped the cliff. She named it because the complex volcanic rock on the steep north face has a marbling that is reminiscent of pemmican in color and structure .
Web links
- Pemmican Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pemmican Bluff on geographic.org (English)