Arcondo Nunatak

Arcondo Nunatak

Location of Arcondo Nunatak, Antarctica

Arcondo Nunatak (82°8′S 41°37′W / 82.133°S 41.617°W / -82.133; -41.617Coordinates: 82°8′S 41°37′W / 82.133°S 41.617°W / -82.133; -41.617) is a nunatak, 780 metres (2,560 ft) high, standing 5 miles (8 km) south of Mount Spann in the Panzarini Hills portion of the Argentina Range of the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–67, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Mayor Pedro Arcondo, Argentine officer in charge at Belgrano I Base, 1959–61.

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