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Blessing Bluff () is a prominent rock bluff that marks the eastern end of
Staeffler Ridge Wilson Piedmont Glacier () is a large piedmont glacier extending from Granite Harbour to Marble Point on the coast of Victoria Land. Scheuren Stream takes meltwater from the glacier into the Bay of Sails, while South Stream flows southeastward to ...
and overlooks
Wilson Piedmont Glacier Wilson Piedmont Glacier () is a large piedmont glacier extending from Granite Harbour to Marble Point on the coast of Victoria Land. Scheuren Stream takes meltwater from the glacier into the Bay of Sails, while South Stream flows southeastward to ...
. It stands west of
Spike Cape Wilson Piedmont Glacier () is a large piedmont glacier extending from Granite Harbour to Marble Point on the coast of Victoria Land. Scheuren Stream takes meltwater from the glacier into the Bay of Sails, while South Stream flows southeastward to ...
,
Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. I ...
. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander George R. Blessing,
U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...
, Officer-in-Charge of the Naval Support Force winter-over detachment at McMurdo Station in 1973.


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Cliffs of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub