Dibble Bluff is a conspicuous rock bluff, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Marshall Cirque

Marshall Cirque

Marshall Cirque is an ice-filled cirque, 1 nautical mile wide, located 1 nautical mile southwest of Kienle Cirque on the west side of White Island, Ross Archipelago. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Dianne L...

 on the west side of White Island

White Island (Ross Archipelago)

White Island is an island in the Ross Archipelago, long, protruding through the Ross Ice Shelf immediately east of Black Island. It was discovered by the Discovery Expedition and so named by them because of the mantle of snow which covers it....

, Ross Archipelago

Ross Archipelago

Ross Archipelago is a convenient name for that group of islands which, together with the ice shelf between them, forms the eastern and southern boundaries of McMurdo Sound. The most northerly is Beaufort Island, then comes Ross Island, the Dellbridge Islands, and Black Island and White Island...

. The bluff rises abruptly from McMurdo Ice Shelf

McMurdo Ice Shelf

McMurdo Ice Shelf is the portion of the Ross Ice Shelf bounded by McMurdo Sound and Ross Island on the north and Minna Bluff on the south. Studies show this feature has characteristics quite distinct from the Ross Ice Shelf and merits individual naming. A.J...

 to over 400 meters. Named by 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...

 (US-ACAN) (1999) after Raymond R. Dibble, Department of Geology, Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses...

, who investigated volcanic eruptions and the seismicity of nearby Mount Erebus

Mount Erebus

Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the southernmost historically active volcano on Earth, the second highest volcano in Antarctica , and the 6th highest ultra mountain on an island. With a summit elevation of , it is located on Ross Island, which is also home to three inactive volcanoes, notably Mount...

in five seasons, 1980-81 through 1984-85.