Cooper Bluffs
Cooper Bluffs (70°39′S 164°56′E / 70.650°S 164.933°ECoordinates: 70°39′S 164°56′E / 70.650°S 164.933°E) are high, ice-covered coastal bluffs on the east side of Zykov Glacier, near the mouth of the glacier, in the Anare Mountains, a major mountain range lying within Victoria Land, Antarctica. They were named by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) for Flying Officer G. Cooper, Royal Australian Air Force, a member of the RAAF Antarctic Flight with the ANARE (Thala Dan), 1962, which explored the area. The bluffs lie situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.
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- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cooper Bluffs" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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