Muckle Bluff

Muckle Bluff is a bluff 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Walker Point on the south coast of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was mapped by the UK Joint Services Expedition, 1970-71. The descriptive name for this prominent feature was applied by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971; muckle being an old Scottish word meaning large.

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

    Coordinates: 61°9′S 54°52′W / 61.150°S 54.867°W / -61.150; -54.867


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