Nobby Nunatak
Nobby Nunatak (63°25′S 56°59′W / 63.417°S 56.983°WCoordinates: 63°25′S 56°59′W / 63.417°S 56.983°W) is a nunatak,[1] 270 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Lake Boeckella[2] and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Mount Flora, at the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula.
This area was first explored by a party under J. Gunnar Andersson of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04. Nobby Nunatak was first charted and named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945. The name is descriptive.
References
- ↑ R.M. Koerner. "AN ICE CALDERA NEAR HOPE BAY, TRINITY PENINSULA, GRAHAM LAND" (PDF). British Antarctic Survey. NERC-BAS. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ↑ M.J.G.Cox. "A magnetic survey of the Lake Boechella area, Hope Bay, Graham Land" (PDF). British Antarctic Survey (BAS). NERC-BAS. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
External links
- Scott's Last Expedition - The Journals of Captain R. F. Scott, R.N., C.V.O. from 1913 Antarctic expedition (mentions Nobby Nunatak)
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