Sørensen Bluff
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 23 ′ S , 76 ° 21 ′ E | |
| location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Ingrid Christensen Coast | |
| Waters | Nella fjord | |
| height | 30 m | |
The Sørensen Bluff is a striking, cliff-like headland on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . In the Larsemann Hills , it protrudes as the middle segment of the Broknes peninsula between the Lied Promontory and the Fletcher Promontory and 1.3 km northwest of the Law Racoviță station in the Nella Fjord .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named her in 1988 after Arne Jacob Sørensen, Nella Dan's chief officer from 1978 to 1982 and master of the ship from 1982 to 1987.
Web links
- Sørensen Bluff in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Map of the northeast part of the Broknes Peninsula (PDF) at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (description)