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Coordinates: 61°55′S 57°42′W / 61.917°S 57.700°W / -61.917; -57.700
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'''Caroline Bluff''' ({{Coord|61|55|S|57|42|W|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is a bluff lying {{convert|1|nmi|km|0}} southeast of [[North Foreland (South Shetland Islands)|North Foreland]], [[King George Island (South Shetland Islands)|King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The bluff was charted and named "North Foreland Head" by Scottish geologist [[David Ferguson (geologist)|David Ferguson]] in 1921. To avoid confusion with North Foreland, the [[UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] rejected this name in 1960 and substituted a new one. The [[Hobart]] sealing vessel ''Caroline'' (Captain [[D. Taylor]]) visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821–22.<ref name=gnis/>
'''Caroline Bluff''' ({{Coord|61|55|S|57|42|W|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is a bluff lying {{convert|1|nmi|}} southeast of [[North Foreland (South Shetland Islands)|North Foreland]], [[King George Island (South Shetland Islands)|King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The bluff was charted and named "North Foreland Head" by Scottish geologist [[David Ferguson (geologist)|David Ferguson]] in 1921. To avoid confusion with North Foreland, the [[UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] rejected this name in 1960 and substituted a new one. The [[Hobart]] sealing vessel ''Caroline'' (Captain [[D. Taylor]]) visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821–22.<ref name=gnis/>


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Latest revision as of 23:40, 25 November 2019

Caroline Bluff (61°55′S 57°42′W / 61.917°S 57.700°W / -61.917; -57.700) is a bluff lying one nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southeast of North Foreland, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The bluff was charted and named "North Foreland Head" by Scottish geologist David Ferguson in 1921. To avoid confusion with North Foreland, the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee rejected this name in 1960 and substituted a new one. The Hobart sealing vessel Caroline (Captain D. Taylor) visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821–22.[1]

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  1. ^ "Caroline Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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