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Stephenson Bastion

Coordinates: 80°46′S 27°12′W / 80.767°S 27.200°W / -80.767; -27.200
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Stephenson Bastion
Map
Highest point
Elevation1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Coordinates(80°46′S 27°12′W / 80.767°S 27.200°W / -80.767; -27.200)
Geography
LocationCoats Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeShackleton 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.

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