Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Carapace Nunatak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Carapace Nunatak (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Nunatak
This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
Nunatak rising to 2321m high, located approximately 12.1km south of Ballance Peak in Allan Hills, Victoria Land. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MC06; NZMS 175/1 (1961), L&S 37/1 (1965).
Named by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1956-58) because of the carapaces of small crustaceans found in the rocks.
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