Feature Name (see definition): Shockley Bluff

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13761

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 73° 22' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 164° 56' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -73.3666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 164.9333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1969

Description (see definition): A very steep bluff forming the S end of Deception Plateau, overlooking the point where Pilot Glacier joins the larger Aviator Glacier, in Victoria Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander William E. Shockley, U.S. Navy (USN), officer in charge of the Squadron VX-6 winter detachment at McMurdo Station, 1966.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data