Cooke Bluff () is a bold ice-covered bluff between

Ruecroft Glacier Ruecroft Glacier () is a glacier named after George Ruecroft, United States Geological Survey (USGS) cartographic technician in Special Maps Branch Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northe ...

and

Rutgers Glacier Rutgers Glacier () is a steep glacier on the west side of the Royal Society Range in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Rutgers Glacier descends southwest from Johns Hopkins Ridge and Mount Rucker to enter the Skelton Glacier. Abbott Spur separates ...

, to the south of

Rampart Ridge Rampart Ridge () is a prominent broken ridge on the west side of the Royal Society Range, standing north of Rutgers Glacier and extending from The Spire to Bishop Peak. Surveyed and given this descriptive name in February 1957 by the New Zealand ...

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. It ...

. It was named by the

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

in 1994 after William B. Cooke,

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...

cartographer in the Branch of Special Maps, 1951–87, who made significant contributions to the mapping of Antarctica.

References

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