Gregory Bluffs
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Gregory Bluffs is a high granite bluffs that form the east side of Nielsen Fjord
on the north coast of Victoria Land
. Named by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) for C. Gregory, geologist with the ANARE (Thala Dan
) cruise. Pilott John Stanwix
, with Gregory and party leader Phillip Law
, landed a helicopter at the foot of these bluffs to examine them, February 12, 1962.
Nielsen Fjord
Nielsen Fjord is a fjord 2 nautical miles wide between Cape North and Gregory Bluffs on the north coast of Victoria Land. Named by ANARE for Captain Hans Nielsen, master of the M.V. Thala Dan used in exploring this coast, 1962....
on 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...
. Named by ANARE (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:...
) for C. Gregory, geologist with the ANARE (Thala Dan
Thala Dan
MV Thala Dan was one of a fleet of icebreaking cargo-passenger ships operated by the Danish J. Lauritzen A/S Lines, and chartered to, inter alia, ANARE...
) cruise. Pilott John Stanwix
John Stanwix
John Stanwix was a British soldier and politician.Stanwix entered the army in 1706, rose to a captain of the grenadiers in 1739, major of marines in 1741, and lieutenant-colonel in 1745, and was appointed equerry to Frederick, Prince of Wales, in 1749...
, with Gregory and party leader 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:...
, landed a helicopter at the foot of these bluffs to examine them, February 12, 1962.