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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.
Sample Nunataks) is a cluster of nunataks located at the convergence point of the Lovejoy and Harlin Glaciers, in the Usarp MountainsNamed by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Gerald M. Sample, U.S. Navy, radio operator on R4D aircraft, 1961–62, and again in 1962–63 in support of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Topo East-West party, including the survey of ...
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Pages in category "Lists of landforms of the Philippines" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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Pages in category "Nunataks of Mac. Robertson Land" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Seal Nunataks volcanic group contains at least sixteen volcanic cones, [4] the largest of which is 368 metres (1,207 ft) high Murdoch Nunatak. [1] From north to south they are Lindenberg island, Larsen Nunatak, Evensen Nunatak , Dallmann and Murdoch Nunatak, Akerlundh, Bruce and Bull Nunatak , Donald, Pollux and Christensen Nunatak ...