Coalsack Bluff
Coalsack Bluff (84°14′S 162°25′E / 84.233°S 162.417°ECoordinates: 84°14′S 162°25′E / 84.233°S 162.417°E) is a small rock bluff standing at the northern limits of Walcott Neve, 6 nautical miles (11 km) west-southwest of Bauhs Nunatak. It was so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) because of the coal seams found running through the bluff.[1]
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- ^ "Coalsack Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
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