Houlder Bluff
Houlder Bluff is a bluff overlooking Point Wild on the north coast of Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands. This feature was named "Mount Frank Houlder" by Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914–16, after Frank Houlder of the Houlder Steamship line, who assisted that expedition.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Slope
- Description: Bluff on Elephant Island
- Also known as: “Houlder, monte”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gnomon Island and Cornet, The.
Gnomon Island
Islet
Gnomon Island is a small rocky island lying just north of Point Wild, on Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands. It was charted by Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition, 1914–1916, and so named by them because when viewed from Point Wild the shape of the feature is suggestive of a gnomon, the elevated arm of a sundial.
Cornet, The
Peak
The Cornet is a peak on the south side of Pardo Ridge between Muckle Bluff and The Stadium. Located on Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, it was named descriptively for its conical shape by the UK Joint Services Expedition, 1970-71. Cornet, The is situated 4 km southeast of Houlder Bluff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wild, Point.
Wild, Point
Locality
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Point Wild is a point 11 km west of Cape Valentine, 2 km east of Saddleback Point, and directly adjacent to the Furness Glacier on the north coast of Elephant Island.
Houlder Bluff
- Categories: cliff and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Houlder Bluff” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “霍爾德海崖”
- German: “Houlder Bluff”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Houlder Bluff”
- Spanish: “Houlder, Monte”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Furness Glacier and Belsham, Cape.
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