Palais Bluff

Palais Bluff (

77°19′S 166°33′E / 77.317°S 166.550°E / -77.317; 166.550Coordinates: 77°19′S 166°33′E / 77.317°S 166.550°E / -77.317; 166.550) is an ice-free coastal bluff rising to over 400 m between the terminus of and Quaternary Icefall in northwest Ross Island. The bluff overlooks Wohlschlag Bay. At the suggestion of , named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Julie Palais, Program Manager for Glaciology, Office of , National Science Foundation (NSF). As a Ph.D. student at Ohio State University, collected snow samples and short ice core on Ross Island to examine the volcanic record. She has made many trips to Antarctica.

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