Hughes Bluff

Hughes Bluff is a conspicuous rock and ice bluff, 310 metres (1,020 ft) high, along the south side of David Glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Cape Reynolds, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy tricamera aerial photography, 1957–62, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Garrett A. Hughes, a United States Antarctic Research Program researcher (cosmic radiation) at McMurdo Station in 1966.[1]

Hughes Bluff
Hughes Bluff, as viewed from the south east. David Glacier is in the far distance, flowing from left to right on this photo.
Highest point
Elevation310 m (1,020 ft)
Coordinates75°24′S 162°12′E
Geography
LocationVictoria Land, Antarctica

References
  1. "Hughes Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-02.

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