Feature Name (see definition): Eckman Bluff

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 4290

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 74° 47' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 110° 22' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.7833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -110.3666667

Elevation (see definition): 350

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): An angular bluff, mostly ice covered but with a steep SE rock face, rising to c. 350 m in the S part of Jones Bluffs, Bear Peninsula, on the Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) aerial photographs taken 1966. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Commander James F. Eckman, USCG, Engineer Officer on U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Burton Island, 1970-71; (Executive Officer, 1975-76); Ship Operations Officer on the staff of the Commander, Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1977-78 and 1978-79.

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