Scarab Bluff
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| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 20 ′ S , 68 ° 17 ′ W | |
The Scarab Bluff is a cliff on the east coast of the West Antarctic Alexander Island . It lies north of Giza Peak and towers over the Fossil Bluff Station . The plateau on the cliff contains a meltwater pool , which is designated as a biotope for biological studies.
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the cliff on December 2, 1993 based on the naming of other objects in the area that are named after stereotypes for Ancient Egypt . It is named after the sacred pill turner ( Scarabaeus sacer ), the symbol for the resurrection and for the cycle of the sun (see scarab ).
Web links
- Scarab Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Scarab Bluff on geographic.org (English)