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Nobby Nunatak

Coordinates: 63°25′S 56°59′W / 63.417°S 56.983°W / -63.417; -56.983
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Nobby Nunatak (63°25′S 56°59′W / 63.417°S 56.983°W / -63.417; -56.983) is a nunatak,[1] 270 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Lake Boeckella[2] and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Mount Flora, at the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula.

This area was first explored by a party under J. Gunnar Andersson of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04. Nobby Nunatak was first charted and named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945. The name is descriptive.

References

  1. ^ R.M. Koerner. "AN ICE CALDERA NEAR HOPE BAY, TRINITY PENINSULA, GRAHAM LAND" (PDF). British Antarctic Survey. NERC-BAS. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. ^ M.J.G.Cox. "A magnetic survey of the Lake Boechella area, Hope Bay, Graham Land" (PDF). British Antarctic Survey (BAS). NERC-BAS. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

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