Burkett Nunatak

Coordinates: 72°42′S 162°14′E / 72.700°S 162.233°E / -72.700; 162.233
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Not to be confused with Burkitt Nunatak.

Burkett Nunatak (72°42′S 162°14′E / 72.700°S 162.233°E / -72.700; 162.233) is a nunatak, 2,180 metres (7,150 ft) high, standing 1 nautical mile (2 km) east of Minaret Nunatak, in the Monument Nunataks, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The geographical feature was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Willis A. Burkett, an aviation electronics technician of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6. Burkett made six deployments with Operation Deep Freeze expeditions and participated in over 100 flights to McMurdo Sound. The nunatak lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Burkett Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

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