Bareface Bluff

Bareface Bluff (78°50′S 161°40′E / 78.833°S 161.667°E / -78.833; 161.667Coordinates: 78°50′S 161°40′E / 78.833°S 161.667°E / -78.833; 161.667) is a large, sheer snow-free bluff, 940 metres (3,080 ft) high, rising above Skelton Glacier, between Ant Hill Glacier and Mason Glacier in Antarctica. It was surveyed and given this descriptive name in 1957 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956–58.

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

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