Boss nunatak
| Boss nunatak | ||
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| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Prince Charles Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ S , 65 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Bosse nunatak is a small nunatak in Mac-Robertson Land, East Antarctica . It rises in an area of rugged ice sheet 32 km west of Mount Izabelle in the Prince Charles Mountains .
The Australian John Manning, a member of the crew to explore the Prince Charles Mountains as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions , was the first to sight the Nunatak in 1971. It is named after Howard E. Bosse, helicopter pilot who provides logistical support for the exploration team.
Web links
- Bosse Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bosse Nunatak on geographic.org (English)