Bird Bluff (76°30′S 144°36′W / 76.500°S 144.600°W / -76.500; -144.600) is a rock bluff on the north side of the Fosdick Mountains, 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) east of Mount Colombo, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. It was mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41) and by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65). It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Charles F. Bird, a Meteorological Officer on the Staff of the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1968.[1]

References

  1. "Bird Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-07-05.

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