Witt Bluff

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Witt Bluff (

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71°16′S 68°27′W / 71.267°S 68.450°W / -71.267; -68.450Coordinates: 71°16′S 68°27′W / 71.267°S 68.450°W / -71.267; -68.450) is a rock bluff on the southwest side of Eros Glacier in eastern Alexander Island. The bluff is situated at the east end of a spur projecting from Planet Heights. Mapped by Directorate of from satellite imagery supplied by and in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from association with nearby Eros Glacier after (1866–1946), the German astronomer who discovered Eros in 1898.

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