Standifer Bluff

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Standifer Bluff (

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72°34′S 94°58′W / 72.567°S 94.967°W / -72.567; -94.967Coordinates: 72°34′S 94°58′W / 72.567°S 94.967°W / -72.567; -94.967) is a conspicuous rock bluff, a component of the Smith Bluffs which form the northwest coast of Dustin Island, standing 10 nautical miles (18 km) west-southwest of the north tip of the island. The bluff was photographed from helicopters of the USS Burton Island and Glacier in the , February 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for , United States Geological Survey (USGS) photographic specialist in Antarctica in the 1967–68 season.

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