Lekander Nunatak

Lekander & grader smoothing South Pole Station runway.

Lekander Nunatak (85°4′S 64°29′W) is a nunatak, 1,815 metres (5,950 ft) high, standing along the southwest edge of Mackin Table, 2 nautical miles (4 km) northeast of Bessinger Nunatak, in the south of the Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Bryant A. Lekander, a cook at South Pole Station, winter 1960.

Bryant A. Lekander was a mechanic (not a cook) at South Pole Station. When the original chief petty officer was reassigned, Lekander stepped into that role. He fabricated, from available materials, the grader that smoothed a 10,000 foot runway to accommodate Hercules C-130 aircraft.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from "Lekander Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.