Lenton Bluff () is a rock bluff on the north side of the mouth of
Jeffries Glacier
Jeffries Glacier () is a glacier between Lenton Bluff and the Maro Cliffs, flowing northwest for at least through the Theron Mountains of Antarctica. It was first mapped in 1956–57 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named ...
in the
Theron Mountains
The Theron Mountains () are a group of mountains, extending in a NE-SW direction for and rising , on the eastern side of the Filchner Ice Shelf. They were first seen from the air in 1956 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Co ...
of Antarctica. It was first mapped in 1956 and 1957 by the
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) of 1955–1958 was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was the first expedition to reach the South ...
and named for
Ralph A. Lenton
Ralph (pronounced or ) is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Old High German ''Radulf'', cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf").
The most common forms are:
* Ra ...
, deputy leader of the advance party of the expedition in 1955 and 1956 and carpenter and radio operator with the transpolar party from 1956 to 1958.
[
]
References
Cliffs of Coats Land
{{CoatsLand-geo-stub