Kenney Nunatak

Kenney Nunatak (78°4′S 161°30′E / 78.067°S 161.500°E / -78.067; 161.500Coordinates: 78°4′S 161°30′E / 78.067°S 161.500°E / -78.067; 161.500) is a conspicuous nunatak rising in Waddington Glacier, 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) south-southwest of Ugolini Peak, in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1994 after Frank J. Kenney, a United States Geological Survey (USGS) cartographer who was a member of a USGS field team for the International Global Positioning System (GPS) Campaign at Byrd Station, McMurdo Station, and in the Pine Island Bay area, 1991–92. The team established the first continuous-tracking GPS reference station in Antarctica.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Kenney Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-26.

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