Fossil Bluff Field Station
Fossil Bluff Field Station is a dwelling in Antarctica. Fossil Bluff Field Station is situated nearby to Giza Peak, as well as near the aerodrome Fossil Bluff Skiway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Giza Peak and Khufu Peak.
Giza Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Giza Peak is a peak rising to about 600 metres on the east side of the Fossil Bluff massif, eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica. For many years this peak was known to the British Antarctic Survey workers as "Sphinx," a name already in use.
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.
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.
Fossil Bluff Field Station
- Type: Dwelling
- Categories: office, locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-71.33191° or 71° 19′ 55″ southLongitude
-68.28196° or 68° 16′ 55″ westElevation
92 metres (302 feet)Inception
February 20th, 1961Operator
British Antarctic SurveyOpen location code
27WHMP99+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 534283880OpenStreetMap feature
office=noOpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwelling
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