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Scarab Bluff: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Scarab Bluff in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division

Feature Name (see definition): Scarab Bluff

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13347

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 20' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 16' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.3333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.2666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1994

Description (see definition): A bluff N of Giza Peak overlooking Fossil Bluff hut on Alexander Island. A small plateau above the bluff contains a permanent melt pool which is a designated biological research site. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1993 in keeping with other names in the vicinity after the sacred Scarab Beetle of the Egyptians.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Scarab Bluff in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Scarab Bluff information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Scarab Bluff should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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