Low Nunatak

Low Nunatak (77°04′25″S 161°57′00″E / 77.07361°S 161.95000°E / -77.07361; 161.95000Coordinates: 77°04′25″S 161°57′00″E / 77.07361°S 161.95000°E / -77.07361; 161.95000) is a nunatak in the Cotton Glacier, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the western end of Killer Ridge, in the Gonville and Caius Range of Victoria Land. About 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, the nunatak rises 50 metres (160 ft) above the surrounding ice surface to about 450 metres (1,480 ft) above sea level. The descriptive name appears on the map of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913.

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