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Webster Bluff (76°6′S 145°3′W) is an ice-covered bluff with a steep, rocky north face, 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, forming a northern extension of the Phillips Mountains in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for David O. Webster, ionospheric physicist at Byrd Station, 1964.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Webster Bluff" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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