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Feature Name (see definition): Caroline Bluff Feature Class (see definition): Cliff Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 2458 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 61° 55' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 057° 42' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -61.9166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -57.7 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960 Description (see definition): Bluff lying 1 mi SE of North Foreland, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The bluff was charted and named North Foreland Head by Scottish geologist David Ferguson in 1921. To avoid confusion with North Foreland, the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) rejected this name in 1960 and substituted a new one. The Hobart sealing vessel Caroline (Captain D. Taylor) visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821-22. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Caroline 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 Caroline Bluff information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Caroline Bluff should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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