Ram Bow Bluff
Ram Bow Bluff (80°48′S 26°42′W / 80.800°S 26.700°WCoordinates: 80°48′S 26°42′W / 80.800°S 26.700°W) is a prominent rock bluff on the east side of Stephenson Bastion in the south-central part of the Shackleton Range. First visited by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1957 and given this descriptive name because of the feature's resemblance to the ram bow of an old battleship.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Ram Bow Bluff" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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