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Feature Name (see definition): Crack Bluff Feature Class (see definition): Cliff Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 3253 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 86° 33' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 158° 38' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -86.55 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -158.6333333 Elevation (see definition): 2810 Decision Year (see definition): No data Description (see definition): A bluff 8 mi SE of Kutschin Peak on the W side of Nilsen Plateau, Queen Maud Mountains. The bluff rises to 2,810 m and has an extensive area of exposed rock. The name was proposed by Edmund Stump of the U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Ohio State University field party which geologically mapped the bluff on Dec. 27, 1970. It is descriptive of the peculiar subhorizontal crack containing breccia fragments exposed on the steep SW face. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Crack 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 Crack Bluff information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Crack Bluff should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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