Cooper Bluffs
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Cooper Bluffs are high, ice-covered coastal bluffs on the east side of Zykov Glacier
, near the mouth of the glacier, in the Anare Mountains
. They were named by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
(ANARE) for Flying Officer G. Cooper, Royal Australian Air Force
, a member of the Antarctic Flight with the ANARE (Thala Dan
), 1962, which explored the area.
Zykov Glacier
Zykov Glacier is a valley glacier about 25 miles long in the Anare Mountains, flowing northwest and reaching the coast between Cape Williams and Cooper Bluffs. Photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958, it was named for student navigator Ye. Zykov, who died in Antarctica, February...
, near the mouth of the glacier, in the Anare Mountains
Anare Mountains
The Anare Mountains are a large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the northern coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The group is bounded on the north and east by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by Lillie Glacier, and on the south by Ebbe Glacier and Dennistoun Glacier...
. They were named by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
(ANARE) for Flying Officer G. Cooper, Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
, a member of the Antarctic Flight with the ANARE (Thala Dan
Thala Dan
MV Thala Dan was one of a fleet of icebreaking cargo-passenger ships operated by the Danish J. Lauritzen A/S Lines, and chartered to, inter alia, ANARE...
), 1962, which explored the area.