Zuhn Bluff

Zuhn Bluff (72°17′S 98°2′W) is a steep north-facing bluff standing about 5 miles (8 km) east-southeast of Mount Bramhall in the Walker Mountains of Thurston Island. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Arthur A. Zuhn, physicist with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1933–35.

Map of Thurston Island.
Satellite image of Thurston Island.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Zuhn Bluff". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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