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Blessing Bluff: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Blessing 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): Blessing Bluff

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1526

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 19' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 163° 03' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.3166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 163.05

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1976

Description (see definition): Prominent rock bluff that marks the E end of Staeffler Ridge and overlooks Wilson Piedmont Glacier, located 6.5 mi W of Spike Cape, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander George R. Blessing, U.S. Navy (USN), Officer-in-Charge of the Naval Support Force winter-over detachment at McMurdo Station in 1973.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Blessing 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 Blessing Bluff information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Blessing Bluff should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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