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[[File:Loville-Bluff.jpg|350px|thumb|Map of Mount Siple showing the location of Lovill Bluff.]] | [[File:Loville-Bluff.jpg|350px|thumb|Map of Mount Siple showing the location of Lovill Bluff.]] | ||
'''Lovill Bluff''' (73°22′S 126°54′W) is a rock and [[snow]] coastal bluff at the western end of [[Siple Island]], off the coast of [[Westarctica]]. The bluff stands 14 nautical miles (26 km) southwest of the summit of [[Mount Siple]] and marks the north side of the entrance to Pankratz Bay. | '''Lovill Bluff''' (73°22′S 126°54′W) is a rock and [[snow]] coastal bluff at the western end of [[Siple Island]], off the coast of [[Westarctica]]. The bluff stands 14 nautical miles (26 km) southwest of the summit of [[Mount Siple]] and marks the north side of the entrance to [[Pankratz Bay]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The bluff was mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1959–65. Loville Bluff was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of James E. Lovill, who served as the United States Antarctic Research Program meteorologist-in-charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1965. | The bluff was mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1959–65. Loville Bluff was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of James E. Lovill, who served as the United States Antarctic Research Program meteorologist-in-charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1965. | ||
[[Category: | ==Noble title== | ||
On 20 September 2019, Amelia Burton was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baroness of Lovill in recognition of her support of Westarctica. | |||
[[Category:Siple Island]] | |||