This page presents the geographical name data for
Long Bluff in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Long Bluff
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cliff
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
18570
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
72° 32' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
096° 46' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-72.5333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-96.7666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/2003
Description
(see definition):
A conspicuous rock bluff on the W side of Long Glacier in SE Thurston Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after W.A. Long, Chief Pharmacist's Mate in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Assigned to the Jan. 11, 1947 search flight commanded by Lieutenant (jg) James L. Ball, Long was first to sight the wreck of PBM Mariner seaplane George One on Noville Peninsula, leading to the rescue of its survivors.
Date Created
(see definition):
01/23/2004
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Long Bluff in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of
Long Bluff information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Long Bluff should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.