Astraea Nunatak
| Astraea Nunatak | ||
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| height | 620 m | |
| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 57 '56 " S , 70 ° 23' 45" W | |
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The Astraea Nunatak is an approximately 620 m high nunatak on the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . It rises about 10 km south of the Staccato Peaks and east of Williams Inlet .
Participants in the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948) mapped it using Trimetrogon aerial photographs. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the Nunatak after the asteroid (5) Astraea .
Web links
- Astraea Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Astraea Nunatak on geographic.org (English)