Mayman Nunatak

Mayman Nunatak (71°5′S 66°56′E / 71.083°S 66.933°E / -71.083; 66.933Coordinates: 71°5′S 66°56′E / 71.083°S 66.933°E / -71.083; 66.933) is a low rock outcrop, which has a domed appearance from the northeast, about 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of Taylor Platform in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica. It was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos taken in 1956 and 1960, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Dr. K.J. Mayman, medical officer at Davis Station in 1964.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mayman Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-30.

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