Arthurson Bluff
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Arthurson Bluff is a mostly ice-covered bluff overlooking the confluence of Ludvig Glacier
and Kirkby Glacier
from the west, near the north coast of Victoria Land
. A helicopter landing was made here by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
(ANARE) party led by Phillip Law
in 1962. The bluff was named by ANARE for Captain J. Arthurson, helicopter pilot with the expedition.
Ludvig Glacier
Ludvig Glacier is a tributary glacier draining north between Arthurson Bluff and Mount Gale to join Kirkby Glacier near the coast of north Victoria Land. Named by ANARE for Ludvig Larsen, chief officer of the ship Thala Dan in which ANARE explored this coast, 1962....
and Kirkby Glacier
Kirkby Glacier
Kirkby Glacier is a glacier, 20 miles in length. This glacier drains the central Anare Mountains and flows northwest to the sea three miles from Cape North, and just north of Arthurson Bluff, northern Victoria Land.-Discovery and naming:...
from the west, near the north coast of 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...
. A helicopter landing was made here by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
(ANARE) party led by Phillip Law
Phillip Law
Phillip Garth Law AC, CBE, FAA was an Australian scientist and explorer who served as director of Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions from 1949 to 1966.-Early life:...
in 1962. The bluff was named by ANARE for Captain J. Arthurson, helicopter pilot with the expedition.