Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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 Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A prominent, isolated nunatak, the most westerly near the head of the Mackay Glacier (Ross Dependency). The feature rises to an impressive conical peak which is visible for a considerable distance from many directions. So named by the NZ party of TAE (1956-58) because of the carapaces of small crustaceans found in the rocks.
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