Clissold Nunatak
| Clissold Nunatak | ||
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| height | 1700 m | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | Nunatak | |
The Clissold nunatak is a distinctive nunatak on the Antarctic Ross Island . It rises on the northwest slope of Mount Erebus near its summit.
The New Zealand Geographic Board named him in 2012 after Thomas Clissold (1886-1963), cook on the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) of British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott .
Web links
- Clissold Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)