D'Angelo Bluff is a prominent north-facing rock bluff, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, trending westward from Mount Mclntyre. The bluff stands at the west side of Scott Glacier

Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains)

The Scott Glacier is a major glacier, 120 miles long, that drains the East Antarctic Ice Sheet through the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf...

, near the head, 13 nautical miles (24 km) south of Mount Early

Mount Early

Mount Early is a solitary volcanic cone standing 13 nautical miles north of D'Angelo Bluff, on the west side and near the head of Scott Glacier. Discovered in December 1934 from nearby Mount Weaver by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party led by Quin Blackburn. Visited by the Ohio State...

, and west of Mt. Howe. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party led by Quin Blackburn, in December 1934. The bluff was visited December 5, 1962 by a geological party of the Ohio State University

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

 Institute of Polar Studies, led by George Doumani

George Doumani

George Doumani is a Lebanese American geologist and explorer. He graduated from Berkeley college. He contributed to the International Geophysical Year in 1958 in Antarctica. He made other trips to the southern continent in the early 1960s. His findings helped prove the continental drift theory. Two...

. Named by Doumani for CWO John D'Angelo, USA, helicopter pilot who landed the party on this bluff.