Pillar Bluff
Pillar Bluff is a headland projecting 1.1 km from the southwest coast of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands and forming the west side of the entrance to Pillar Cove.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horse Block.
Horse Block
Islet
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Horse Block is a sea stack of the Falkland Islands. It is situated off the southwest coast of Weddell Island, 1.8 km southwest of Pillar Bluff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Race Point.
Race Point
Locality
Race Point is the point on the north side of Smylie Channel forming the south extremity of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands. The point is located at, which is 26.7 km south-southwest of Swan Point, 3.5 km west-northwest of neighbouring Dyke Island, 1.8 km north of West Island and 4 km north-northeast of Orford Hill, West Falkland. Race Point is situated 6 miles southeast of Pillar Bluff.
Pillar Bluff
- Type: Locality
- Description: headland in the Falkland Islands
- Category: cape
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Latitude
-51.92973° or 51° 55′ 47″ southLongitude
-61.09602° or 61° 5′ 46″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
37WW3WC3+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4691297936OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3831837Wikidata ID
Q48815947
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