Fruitcake Bluff

Fruitcake Bluff (

71°33′S 160°29′E / 71.550°S 160.483°E / -71.550; 160.483Coordinates: 71°33′S 160°29′E / 71.550°S 160.483°E / -71.550; 160.483) is a steep rock outcrop in the form of a bluff 100 metres (330 ft) high, extending in a northeast–southwest direction for 1 nautical mile (2 km) in the southeast portion of Thompson Spur, in the Daniels Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was recorded by United States Antarctic Research Program geologists and , who made a geological reconnaissance of Daniels Range in December 1981. It was descriptively named from the prevalent intrusive rock on the bluff which has the appearance in color and texture of a fruitcake.^[1] The bluff lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Fruitcake Bluff". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)