Wiest Bluff

Wiest Bluff (85°22′S 176°22′W) is a prominent bluff in Antarctica, 2,160 m in height, standing just north of the confluence of Shackleton and Zaneveld Glaciers, and marking the west extremity of the Cumulus Hills. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William G. Wiest, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) ionospheric scientist at the South Pole Station, 1964.

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.