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Nunataks, also called glacial islands, are exposed portions of ridges, mountains, or peaks not covered with ice or snow within (or at the edge of) an ice field or glacier. [1] Nunataks present readily identifiable landmark reference points in glaciers or ice caps and are often named. The term is derived from the Inuit word, nunataq.
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.
The Grossman Nunataks are in southwestern Ellsworth Land to the northwest of Merrick Mountains and the southeast of Lyon Nunataks. Features, from northwest to southeast, include Smith Nunataks, Whitmill Nunatak, House Nunatak, Fletcher Nunataks, Barker Nunatak, Zohn Nunataks, Cheeks Nunatak, Fiebelman Nunatak, Schmutzler Nunatak and Gaylord ...
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The Snow Nunataks (or Ashley Snow Nunataks) are a line of four widely separated nunataks on the coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica, trending east–west for 20 mi (32 km) southward of Case Island. [1] They consist of volcanic outcrops that probably represent several small subglacial volcanoes .
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The Anare Nunataks) are a group of mainly snow-covered ridges with exposed rock summits rising to 2,035 metres (6,680 ft), standing 16 nautical miles (30 km) south of the Stinear Nunataks in Robertson Land .