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Nunataks in Antarctica Cântaro Magro, Serra da Estrela, Portugal, formed as a nunatak during the last ice age and now exposed [1]. A nunatak (from Inuit nunataq) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge.
Boreas Nunatak (coordinates: 71°18′S 3°57′W) is a 220-metre-high (720 ft) nunatak, nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Passat Nunatak at the mouth of Schytt Glacier in Queen Maud Land. It was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher , and named after Boreas , one of the Dornier flying ...
Nunatak Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located at the northern end of Baffin Island 's Cumberland Sound , at the junction of Shark Fiord and Clearwater Fiord.
A nunatak lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Burkett Nunatak, at the southeast end of Monument Nunataks. Named by the Northern Party of NZGSAE, 1962-63, after the R4D "Dakota" aircraft used by the United States Navy to transport the Northern Party to this area, and to resupply and return the party to Scott Base. [10]
A small nunatak 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southwest of Jurassic Nunatak in the west extremity of the Yee Nunataks. Named by US-ACAN in 1987 after the Triassic Period in geological time and in association with Jurassic Nunatak. The name does not imply the age of the rock constituting this feature. [3]
Fletcher Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Флечър, romanized: nunatak Fletcher, IPA: ['nunɐtak 'flɛt͡ʃər]) is the hill rising to 150 m [1] at the base of the small peninsula ending in Avitohol Point on the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a partly ice-free area of 0.54 ha extending ...
A crag immediately south of the All-Blacks Nunataks, 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Rutland Nunatak, in Antarctica.It was named in honor of Dave Geddes, who was involved in operational work for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Antarctic Division and the New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme from 1986 to 1995.
Antarctic English is a variety of the English language spoken by people living on the continent of Antarctica and within the subantarctic islands. [1]: vii Spoken primarily by scientists and workers in the Antarctic tourism industry, [2] it consists of various unique words and is spoken with a unique accent.