Centropleura Spur

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Centropleura Spur (

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71°17′S 163°11′E / 71.283°S 163.183°E / -71.283; 163.183Coordinates: 71°17′S 163°11′E / 71.283°S 163.183°E / -71.283; 163.183) is the southwest spur of a small massif enclosing a cirque, located at the head of Carryer Glacier, 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Jamroga, in the Bowers Mountains, a major mountain range lying within Victoria Land, Antarctica. The spur includes a sedimentary sequence which contains the Middle Cambrian fossil, , discovered by scientific parties to this area, 1974–75 and 1981–82. The geographical feature lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Centropleura Spur". Antarctic Gazetteer. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  2. ^ "Centropleura Spur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 31, 2011.

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