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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Nelson Nunatak (USA) | 72° 56' 00.0" S | 167° 54' 00.0" E | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 129314
Place ID: 10144
A mainly ice-covered nunatak in the middle of Hand Glacier, in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Thomas R. Nelson, USN, construction mechanic at McMurdo Station, 1967. |
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