Farquharson Nunatak
| Farquharson Nunatak | ||
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| height | 22 m | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 30 '12 " S , 59 ° 42' 36" W | |
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The Farquharson Nunatak is only 22 m high nunatak on the Nordenskjöld coast of Graham Land in the north of the Antarctic Peninsula . On the Sobral Peninsula, it rises 2.1 km northwest of Mount Lombard .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the Nunatak on May 13, 1991 after geologist Geoffrey W. Farquharson of the British Antarctic Survey , who was active in the area in two Antarctic summer campaigns between 1979 and 1981.
Web links
- Farquharson Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Farquharson Nunatak on geographic.org (English)