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Vela Bluff
Vela
Bluff
is a large
isolated
nunatak
which
signposts
the only known
route
across the
lower
part of
Ryder Glacier
. It is located 5
nautical miles
west
of
Canopus Crags
and
11
nautical
miles
from the
west coast
Palmer Land
, and was named by the
United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee
after the
constellation
of Vela.