Beiszer-Nunatak
| Beiszer-Nunatak | ||
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| height | 1630 m | |
| location | Queen Elizabeth Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Pensacola Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 28 '35 " S , 51 ° 56' 15" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Beiszer Nunatak is a 1630 m high nunatak in Queen Elizabeth Land in West Antarctica . It rises 1.5 km south of the Ray-Nunatak at the southwest end of the Forrestal Range in the Pensacola Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it on the basis of surveys and using aerial photographs of the United States Navy between 1956 and 1966. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1968 after John E. Beiszer (* 1929), aircraft mechanic at Ellsworth Station in Antarctica Winter 1957.
Web links
- Beiszer Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Beiszer Nunatak on geographic.org (English)