Webb Nunataks

Webb Nunataks (83°24′S 56°42′W / 83.400°S 56.700°W / -83.400; -56.700Coordinates: 83°24′S 56°42′W / 83.400°S 56.700°W / -83.400; -56.700) is a group of nunataks 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Madey Ridge in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Dalton Webb, electronics engineer with Raydist Corporation, a member of the Electronic Test Unit in the Pensacola Mountains, 1957-58.

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