Du-Toit-Nunatakker
| Du-Toit-Nunatakker | ||
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| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Read Mountains in the Shackleton Range | |
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| Coordinates | 80 ° 43 ′ S , 25 ° 50 ′ W | |
The Du-Toit Nunatakker are a group of up to 1475 m high Nunatakker in the East Antarctic Coatsland . In the Shackleton Range, they tower between the Cornwall Glacier and the Glen Glacier and mark the western end of the Read Mountains . They include the Spath Crest and Zittel Cliffs .
Aerial photographs were taken in 1967 by the United States Navy . The British Antarctic Survey carried out surveys between 1968 and 1971. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the group on January 5, 1972 after the South African geologist Alexander Du Toit (1878-1948), who was one of the few scientists who developed the theory of continental drift established by Alfred Wegener in the first half of the 20th century supported.
Web links
- Du Toit nunataks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Du Toit Nunataks on geographic.org (English)