Banded Bluff (85°20′S 169°30′W / 85.333°S 169.500°W / -85.333; -169.500) is a prominent bluff in Antarctica. It is about 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, rising 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of McKinley Nunatak, where it forms a part of the east wall of Liv Glacier. It was so named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names because of the alternate bands of snow and rock which mark the steep face of the bluff.[1]

Banded Bluff
Banded Bluff is located in Antarctica
Banded Bluff
Banded Bluff
Coordinates: 85°20′S 169°30′W / 85.333°S 169.500°W / -85.333; -169.500
LocationAntarctica
Part ofLiv Glacier
EtymologyAlternating bands of snow and rock which mark the steep face of the bluff
Dimensions
 • Length4 nautical miles (7 km)
Elevation3 nautical miles (6 km)

References edit

  1. ^ "Banded Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

  This article incorporates public domain material from "Banded Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.