Eldridge Bluff (73°27′S 164°48′E / 73.450°S 164.800°E / -73.450; 164.800) is a prominent rock bluff 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, comprising that part of the west wall of Aviator Glacier immediately south of Cosmonaut Glacier, in Victoria Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander David B. Eldridge, Jr., the U.S. Navy officer in charge of the winter detachment of Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1967.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Eldridge Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-02-27.

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