Thule bluff
| Thule bluff | ||
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| location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Vestfold Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 31 ′ S , 78 ° 33 ′ E | |
The Thule Bluff is a striking and 126.5 m high rock cliff on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . It rises at the eastern end of the Vestfold Mountains .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after the mythical island of Thule in 1984 because of its remoteness .
Web links
- Thule Bluff in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)