Vela Bluff

Vela Bluff is a large isolated nunatak which signposts the only known route across the lower part of . It is located 5 nautical miles west of and 11 nautical miles from the west coast and was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the constellation of Vela.
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  • Slope
  • …lies at an elevation of 517 metres (1,696 feet)
  • Description: nunatak in Antarctica

Vela Bluff

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Latitude
-71.15369° or 71° 9′ 13″ south
Longitude
-66.92163° or 66° 55′ 18″ west
Open location code
27WMR3WH+G8
Geo­Names ID
6627416
Wiki­data ID
Q7918764

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Vela Bluff” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “船帆座海崖”
  • German: “Vela Bluff”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vela Bluff”

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