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Long Bluff

Long Bluff (72°32′S 96°46′W) is a conspicuous rock bluff on the west side of Long Glacier in southeastern Thurston Island, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after W.A. Long, Chief Pharmacist's Mate in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. Assigned to the January 11, 1947 search flight commanded by Lieutenant James L. Ball, Long was the first to sight the wreck of PBM Mariner seaplane George One on Noville Peninsula, leading to the rescue of its survivors.

Maps

  • Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  • References

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