Fomalhaut Nunatak
| Fomalhaut Nunatak | ||
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| height | 900 m | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 57 ′ 46 ″ S , 66 ° 39 ′ 14 ″ W | |
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The Fomalhaut Nunatak is an isolated and around 900 m high nunatak with a flattened peak in the west of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 10.7 km east of Mount Alpheratz .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1976 after the star Fomalhaut in the constellation Southern Pisces .
Web links
- Fomalhaut Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fomalhaut Nunatak on geographic.org (English)