Hall Bluff

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Hall Bluff (

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77°33′16″S 161°23′30″E / 77.55444°S 161.39167°E / -77.55444; 161.39167Coordinates: 77°33′16″S 161°23′30″E / 77.55444°S 161.39167°E / -77.55444; 161.39167) is a prominent rock bluff, 750 metres (2,460 ft) high, that forms the east end of and marks the valley entrances to and in Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (1997) after , a Research Assistant at the Department of Geological Sciences, University of Maine from 1990, and a field party geologist in six United States Antarctic Program supported field seasons, 1990–91 to 1995–96, including work in Wright Valley in the proximity of this bluff.[1]

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  1. ^ "Hall Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

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