Wegert Bluff

Wegert Bluff (69°42′S 159°20′E / 69.700°S 159.333°E / -69.700; 159.333Coordinates: 69°42′S 159°20′E / 69.700°S 159.333°E / -69.700; 159.333) is a bluff, the northeast extremity of a truncated ridge that overlooks the east margin of Noll Glacier in the Wilson Hills. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Sidney J. Wegert, U.S. Navy, pilot in LC-130F Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968.

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