Esther Nunatak
| Esther Nunatak | ||
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| height | 200 m | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 56 '54 " S , 57 ° 47' 28" W | |
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The Esther Nunatak is an approximately 200 m high nunatak in the northeast of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It rises 3 km southwest of Brimstone Peak .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped it in 1937 and probably named it after the name of the nearby Esther Harbor . Its namesake is sealer Esther from Boston , who operated in the waters around the South Shetland Islands between 1820 and 1921.
Web links
- Esther Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Esther Nunatak on geographic.org (English)