Bon-Docteur-Nunatak
| Bon-Docteur-Nunatak | ||
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| height | 28 m | |
| location | Adélieland , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ S , 140 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Bon-Docteur-Nunatak ( French Nunatak du Bon Docteur , translated: Nunatak of the good doctor ) is a 28 m high nunatak on the coast of the East Antarctic Adélieland . It rises on the west side of the Astrolabe glacier tongue and 320 m south of the Rostand island in the Géologie archipelago .
Aerial photos were taken during the US operation Highjump (1946–1947). Participants in the French Antarctic expedition, which lasted from 1952 to 1953, carried out a survey. It is named after Jean Cendron (* 1923), doctor and biologist of the French Antarctic expedition, which ran from 1951 to 1952.
Web links
- Bon Docteur Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bon Docteur Nunatak on geographic.org (English)