Bunker Bluff
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Bunker Bluff is a notable bluff that stands just south of the mouth of Gair Glacier
and forms a part of the west wall of Mariner Glacier
in Victoria Land
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for William H. Bunker, meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1962.
Gair Glacier
Gair Glacier is a tributary glacier, 10 miles long, rising close southeast of Mount Supernal in the Mountaineer Range and flowing east-northeast to enter Mariner Glacier just north of Bunker Bluff in Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition 1962-63, for H.S...
and forms a part of the west wall of Mariner Glacier
Mariner Glacier
Mariner Glacier is a major glacier over long, descending southeast from the plateau of Victoria Land, between Mountaineer Range and Malta Plateau, and terminating at Lady Newnes Bay, Ross Sea, where it forms the floating Mariner Glacier Tongue...
in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
for William H. Bunker, meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1962.