Doggers Nunatakker
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| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 46 ′ S , 54 ° 51 ′ E | |
The Doggers nunatakkers are a group of nunatakers in the East Antarctic Enderbyland . They rise about 50 km southwest of Rayner Peak on the southwest shore of Edward VIII Bay .
Aerial photos were taken in October 1956 during a campaign as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE). One of the Australian surveyors guided Graham Alexander Knuckey (1934-1969) dogsled team that the area on a drive between the Amundsen Bay and Mawson Station explored, took before 1958 survey in December. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named them after the English slang term for a dog sled team.
Web links
- Doggers Nunataks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Doggers Nunataks on geographic.org (English)