Nelson Nunatak

Nelson Nunatak (72°56′S 167°54′E / 72.933°S 167.900°E / -72.933; 167.900Coordinates: 72°56′S 167°54′E / 72.933°S 167.900°E / -72.933; 167.900) is a mainly ice-covered nunatak in the middle of Hand Glacier, in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thomas R. Nelson, U.S. Navy, construction mechanic at McMurdo Station, 1967.

The nunatak is part of the Selkirk Mountain System[1]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Nelson Nunatak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

References

  1. ↑ Daly, Reginald Aldworth. "Geology of the North American Cordillera at the Forty-ninth Parallel". Part 2 of Geology of the North American Cordillera at the Forty-ninth Parallel, Reginald Aldworth Daly Memoir, Geological Survey of Canada Memoir, Canada. Part 2 (Part 2 Issue 38, ): 538. Retrieved 30 November 2016.


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