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'''Eckman Bluff''' (74°47′S 110°22′W) is an angular bluff, mostly [[ice]]-covered but with a steep southeast rock face, rising to about 350 meters (1,150 ft) in the southern part of the Jones Bluffs on the [[Bear Peninsula]] along the [[Walgreen Coast]] of [[Westarctica]].

==Discovery and name==
Eckman Bluff was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs taken in 1966. It was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names after Commander James F. Eckman, the Engineering Officer on the USCGC ''Burton Island'', from 1970–71 and its Executive Officer from 1975–76. Commander Eckman also served as Ship Operations Officer on the staff of the Commander, Naval Support Force, Antarctica from 1977-79.

==Peerage title==
On 16 January 2019, the Count of [[Farwell Island|Farwell]] was granted the additional [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Viscount of Eckman in recognition of his continued support of Westarctica.

[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

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