Houlder Bluff

Houlder Bluff (

61°6′S 54°51′W / 61.100°S 54.850°W / -61.100; -54.850Coordinates: 61°6′S 54°51′W / 61.100°S 54.850°W / -61.100; -54.850) is a bluff overlooking Point Wild on the north coast of Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands. This feature was named "Mount Frank Houlder" by Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914–16, after of the Houlder Steamship line, who assisted that expedition. Originally regarded as a distinct mountain from northward, it is now known to be backed inland by higher ground.^[1]

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