Scarab Bluff
Scarab Bluff is a bluff north of Giza Peak overlooking Fossil Bluff hut on the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica. A small plateau above the bluff contains a permanent melt pool which is a designated biological research site.Places of Interest
Highlights include Giza Peak and Drune Hill.
Giza Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Drune Hill
Peak
Drune Hill is a rounded flat topped mountain rising to about 680 metres, and located about 0.5 nautical miles north of Khufu Peak, separated from it by Khufu Corrie, and about 0.5 nautical miles northeast of Pearce Dome, situated on the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica.
Khufu Peak
Peak
Khufu Peak is a peak rising to about 745 m located in Planet Heights, near the center of the Fossil Bluff massif, on the east side of Alexander Island, Antarctica, in which the east face of the peak faces towards George VI Sound and the George VI Ice Shelf.
Scarab Bluff
- Type: Slope
- Description: Alexander Island, Antarctica
- Categories: cliff and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-71.32867° or 71° 19′ 43″ south
Longitude
-68.28281° or 68° 16′ 58″ west
Elevation
133 metres (436 feet)
Open location code
27WHMPC8+GV
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Scarab Bluff” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “斯卡拉布海崖”
- German: “Scarab Bluff”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Scarab Bluff”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fossil Bluff and Khufu Corrie.
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