Rautio Nunatak

Rautio Nunatak (82°37′S 53°3′W / 82.617°S 53.050°W / -82.617; -53.050Coordinates: 82°37′S 53°3′W / 82.617°S 53.050°W / -82.617; -53.050) is a nunatak rising to about 1,000 m between Neuburg Peak and Hannah Peak near the west end of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Henry Rautio, photographer, U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, who obtained reconnaissance photographs of the Pensacola Mountains from LC-47 aircraft on January 22, 1964.

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