Stephenson Bastion
| Stephenson Bastion | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,850 m (6,070 ft) |
| Coordinates | (80°46′S 27°12′W / 80.767°S 27.200°W) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Coats Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Shackleton Range |
Stephenson Bastion is a mountain massif with steep rock cliffs on its south side, rising to 1,850 m in the south-central part of Shackleton Range. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and it was photographed by U.S. Navy aircraft in 1967. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Philip J. Stephenson, an Australian geologist with the transpolar party of the CTAE in 1956–58.
On its east side, a prominent rock bluff was given the name Ram Bow Bluff because of the feature's resemblance to the ram bow of an old battleship.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Stephenson Bastion". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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