Engberg Bluff
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Engberg Bluff is a bold ice-covered bluff between the mouths of the Argonaut
and Meander Glacier
s at the point where these tributaries enter the south part of Mariner Glacier
, in Victoria Land
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Larry W. Engberg, meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1961.
Argonaut Glacier
Argonaut Glacier is a tributary glacier about long in the Mountaineer Range of Victoria Land. It flows east to enter Mariner Glacier just north of Engberg Bluff. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, in association with Aeronaut, Cosmonaut and...
and Meander Glacier
Meander Glacier
Meander Glacier is a large meandering tributary to the Mariner Glacier in Victoria Land. The glacier emerges in the vicinity of Mount Supernal and Hobbie Ridge and drains generally eastward for 30 miles through the Mountaineer Range to join Mariner Glacier just east of Engberg Bluff...
s at the point where these tributaries enter the south part 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...
. Mapped by 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,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. 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) for Larry W. Engberg, meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1961.