# Witt Bluff

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**Witt Bluff** ([71°16′S 68°27′W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=71_16_S_68_27_W)) is a rock bluff on the southwest side of [Eros Glacier](/source/Eros_Glacier) in eastern [Alexander Island](/source/Alexander_Island). The bluff is situated at the east end of a spur projecting from [Planet Heights](/source/Planet_Heights). Mapped by Directorate of [Overseas Surveys](/source/Overseas_Surveys) from satellite imagery supplied by [U.S. National Aeronautics](/source/U.S._National_Aeronautics) and [Space Administration](/source/Space_Administration) in cooperation with [U.S. Geological Survey](/source/U.S._Geological_Survey). Named by [United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee](/source/United_Kingdom_Antarctic_Place-Names_Committee) from association with nearby Eros Glacier after [Carl G. Witt](/source/Carl_G._Witt) (1866–1946), the German [astronomer](/source/Astronomer) who discovered [Eros](/source/EROS_(satellite)) in 1898.

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