Vertigo bluff
| Vertigo bluff | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| part of | Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 83 ° 35 ′ S , 167 ° 0 ′ E | |
The Vertigo Bluff ( English for fear of heights ) is a striking and 1950 m high cliff in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It rises 6 km south of Asquith Bluff on the west side of the Lennox King Glacier .
Geologists from Ohio State University collected rock samples here during a research trip conducted between 1969 and 1970. The naming they made alludes to the height and steepness of the cliff.
Web links
- Vertigo Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Vertigo Bluff on geographic.org (English)