Foale Nunatak

Foale Nunatak (70°16′S 65°20′E / 70.267°S 65.333°E / -70.267; 65.333Coordinates: 70°16′S 65°20′E / 70.267°S 65.333°E / -70.267; 65.333) is a nunatak lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) east-northeast of Moore Pyramid on the north side of Scylla Glacier, in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica. It was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos of 1965, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for K.A. Foale, a radio operator at Davis Station in 1963.[1]

References

  1. "Foale Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-29.

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